Phillips County
Also known as Phillips County, Kansas, Phillips County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- February 26, 1867
- Named after
- William A. Phillips
- Seat
- Phillipsburg
- Largest city
- Phillipsburg
- Total
- 895 sq mi (2,320 km )
- Land
- 886 sq mi (2,290 km )
- Water
- 8.7 sq mi (23 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,728
- Density
- 5.62/sq mi (2.17/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
Article
Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Phillipsburg. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,981. The county was named after William Phillips, a free-state abolition journalist and colonel in the American Civil War.
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