Doniphan County
Also known as Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- August 25, 1855
- Named after
- Alexander William Doniphan
- Seat
- Troy
- Largest city
- Wathena
- Total
- 398 sq mi (1,030 km )
- Land
- 393 sq mi (1,020 km )
- Water
- 4.9 sq mi (13 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,594
- Density
- 19.1/sq mi (7.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Doniphan County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Troy, and its most populous city is Wathena. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,510. The county was named after Alexander Doniphan, a Mexican–American War hero. It is bounded on the east by the Missouri River, to the south by Atchison County and to the west by Brown County.
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