Dickinson County, Kansas

Dickinson County
Dickinson County
County
	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	United States
State	Kansas
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 (2020)
• Total	18,402
• 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 (county code DK) is a county in Central Kansas. In 2020, 18,402 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Abilene. Abilene is also the biggest city in Dickinson County.^[2] The county was named after Daniel S. Dickinson.^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Dickinson County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 106.