Wyandotte County
Also known as Wyandotte County, Kansas, Wyandotte County, KS
county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- January 29, 1859 ; 167 years ago ( 1859-01-29 )
- Named after
- Wyandot people
- Seat
- Kansas City
- Largest city
- Kansas City
- Total
- 156 sq mi (400 km )
- Land
- 152 sq mi (390 km )
- Water
- 4.6 sq mi (12 km ) 2.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 170,597
- Density
- 1,087/sq mi (420/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Wyandotte County (/ˈwaɪ.əndɒt/) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City, with which it shares a unified government. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,245, making it Kansas's fourth-most populous county. The county was named after the Wyandot tribe.
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