Meade County | |
|---|---|
 Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum in Meade (2006) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′N 100°22′W / 37.233°N 100.367°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | March 20, 1873 |
| Named for | George G. Meade |
| Seat | Meade |
| Largest city | Meade |
| Area | |
• Total | 979 sq mi (2,540 km2) |
| • Land | 978 sq mi (2,530 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1% |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,055 |
| • Density | 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | County website |
Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Meade.[2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,055.[1] The county was created in 1873 and named in honor of George Meade, a Union general during the American Civil War.[3]
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Meade County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "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. p. 249.