Russell County
Also known as Russell County, Kansas, Russell County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- February 26, 1867
- Named after
- Avra P. Russell
- Seat
- Russell
- Largest city
- Russell
- Total
- 899 sq mi (2,330 km )
- Land
- 886 sq mi (2,290 km )
- Water
- 13 sq mi (34 km ) 1.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 6,581
- Density
- 7.55/sq mi (2.92/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Russell County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Russell. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,691. The county was named for Avra Russell. The city of Russell was the home of former U.S. Senate Majority leader and 1996 GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole for many years.
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