Stanton County | |
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Coordinates: 37°34′00″N 101°46′59″W / 37.5667°N 101.783°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | 1887 |
Named for | Edwin Stanton |
Seat | Johnson City |
Largest city | Johnson City |
Area | |
• Total | 680 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
• Land | 680 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.01% |
Population | |
• Total | 2,084 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 2,044 |
• Density | 3.1/sq mi (1.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | StantonCountyKS.com |
Stanton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Johnson City.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,084.[1] It was named for Edwin Stanton, the U.S. Secretary of War during most of the American Civil War.