Bourbon County
Also known as Bourbon County, Kansas, Bourbon County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- August 25, 1855
- Named after
- Bourbon County, Kentucky
- Seat
- Fort Scott
- Largest city
- Fort Scott
- Total
- 639 sq mi (1,660 km )
- Land
- 635 sq mi (1,640 km )
- Water
- 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,319
- Density
- 22.6/sq mi (8.73/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Article
Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Scott. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 14,360. The county was named after Bourbon County, Kentucky, the former home of many early settlers.
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