Sherman County | |
|---|---|
 Sherman County Courthouse in Goodland (2012) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′N 101°43′W / 39.35°N 101.72°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | September 20, 1886 |
| Named for | William Tecumseh Sherman[1] |
| Seat | Goodland |
| Largest city | Goodland |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2) |
| • Land | 1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.02% |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,927 |
| • Density | 5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | shermancountyks.gov |
Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Goodland.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,927.[2] Sherman County was created by the Legislature of 1873, and named after general William Sherman, a general during the American Civil War.[4]
- ^ "Welcome To the Official Sherman County Website". Sherman County, Kansas. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts; Sherman 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.
- ^ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, published 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, Il., http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/unorganized/unorganized-co-p1.html