Ford County
Also known as Ford County, Kansas, Ford County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- February 26, 1867
- Named after
- James Ford
- Seat
- Dodge City
- Largest city
- Dodge City
- Total
- 1,099 sq mi (2,850 km )
- Land
- 1,098 sq mi (2,840 km )
- Water
- 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km ) 0.07%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,993
- Density
- 31.2/sq mi (12.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Dodge City. As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,287. The county was named in honor of James Ford, a brevet brigadier general during the Civil War.
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