Linn County | |
|---|---|
 Linn County Courthouse in Mound City (2020) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′00″N 94°51′00″W / 38.2167°N 94.85°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named for | Lewis F. Linn |
| Seat | Mound City |
| Largest city | Pleasanton |
| Area | |
• Total | 606 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Land | 594 sq mi (1,540 km2) |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.0% |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,591 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 9,747 |
| • Density | 16.1/sq mi (6.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | LinnCountyKS.com |
Linn County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas, located in along the eastern edge of Kansas, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[3] Its county seat is Mound City,[4] and its most populous city is Pleasanton. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,591.[1] The county was named for Lewis Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.[5][6]
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Linn County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". United States Census Bureau. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Population Data and Maps | MARC".
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 166.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.