Stafford County | |
|---|---|
 Stafford County Museum in Stafford (2017) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 98°43′00″W / 38.0667°N 98.7167°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Named for | Lewis Stafford |
| Seat | St. John |
| Largest city | St. John |
| Area | |
| • Total | 795 sq mi (2,060 km2) |
| • Land | 792 sq mi (2,050 km2) |
| • Water | 2.9 sq mi (8 km2) 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,072 |
| • Density | 5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | StaffordCounty.org |
Stafford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.[2] Its county seat is St. John. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,072.[1] The county is named in honor of Lewis Stafford, a captain of Company E, First Kansas Infantry, who died at the Battle of Young's Point during the American Civil War.[3]
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Stafford County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ A History of Stafford County, Frank A. Steele, 1982