Kearny County
Also known as Kearny County, Kansas, Kearny County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- March 20, 1873
- Named after
- Philip Kearny
- Seat
- Lakin
- Largest city
- Lakin
- Total
- 871 sq mi (2,260 km )
- Land
- 871 sq mi (2,260 km )
- Water
- 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.05%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,888
- Density
- 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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1893 map of Kansas showing Kearney County spelled with an extra "e"
Kearny County (/ˈkɑːrni/ KAR-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,983. The county is named in honor of Philip Kearny, a general during the American Civil War that died during the Battle of Chantilly.
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