Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Ford County, Kansas
Ford County | |
|---|---|
 Ford County Courthouse in Dodge City (2009) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′N 99°54′W / 37.7°N 99.9°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named for | James Ford |
| Seat | Dodge City |
| Largest city | Dodge City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,099 sq mi (2,850 km2) |
| • Land | 1,098 sq mi (2,840 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) 0.07% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 34,287 |
| • Density | 31.2/sq mi (12.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | fordcounty.net |
Ford County (county code FO) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 34,287 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Dodge City. Dodge City is also the biggest city in Ford County.[2] The county is named after Colonel James Hobart Ford.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Ford County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 128.
Previous Page Next Page
