Sedgwick County

Also known as Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County, KS

county in Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kansas
Founded: February 26, 1867
Named after: John Sedgwick
Seat: Wichita
Largest city: Wichita
Total: 1,009 sq mi (2,610 km )
Land: 998 sq mi (2,580 km )
Water: 12 sq mi (31 km ) 1.2%
Estimate 2025: 538,433
Density: 524.9/sq mi (202.7/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )

Article

Sedgwick County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wichita, the most populous city in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 523,824, making it the second-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named after John Sedgwick, the highest ranking Union general killed during the American Civil War.

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