Stafford County, Kansas

Stafford County
Stafford County Museum in Stafford (2017)
Stafford County Museum in Stafford (2017)
Map of Kansas highlighting Stafford County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 98°43′00″W / 38.0667°N 98.7167°W / 38.0667; -98.7167
Country United States
State Kansas
Founded1879
Named forLewis Stafford
SeatSt. John
Largest citySt. John
Area
 • Total795 sq mi (2,060 km2)
 • Land792 sq mi (2,050 km2)
 • Water2.9 sq mi (8 km2)  0.4%
Population
 • Total4,072
 • Density5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
WebsiteStaffordCounty.org

Stafford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.[2] Its county seat is St. John. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,072.[1] The county is named in honor of Lewis Stafford, a captain of Company E, First Kansas Infantry, who died at the Battle of Young's Point during the American Civil War.[3]

  1. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Stafford County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ A History of Stafford County, Frank A. Steele, 1982

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