Dickinson County | |
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Dickinson County Courthouse in Abilene (2009) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°53′N 97°10′W / 38.883°N 97.167°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | February 20, 1857 |
Named for | Daniel S. Dickinson |
Seat | Abilene |
Largest city | Abilene |
Area | |
• Total | 852 sq mi (2,210 km2) |
• Land | 847 sq mi (2,190 km2) |
• Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 0.6% |
Population | |
• Total | 18,402 |
• Estimate (2023)[2] | 18,445 ![]() |
• Density | 21.7/sq mi (8.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | DkCoKS.org |
Dickinson County is a county in Central Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Abilene.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 18,402.[1] The county was named in honor of Daniel Dickinson, a U.S. Senator from New York that was a Kansas statehood advocate.[4]