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Lane County, Kansas
Lane County | |
|---|---|
 Lane County Courthouse in Dighton (2015) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′00″N 100°28′01″W / 38.4667°N 100.467°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | March 20, 1873 |
| Named for | James H. Lane |
| Seat | Dighton |
| Largest city | Dighton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 718 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
| • Land | 717 sq mi (1,860 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.03% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,574 |
| • Density | 2.2/sq mi (0.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Lane County (standard abbreviation: LE) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 1,574 people lived there.[1] This makes it the county with the third lowest number of people living in it in Kansas. The county seat is Dighton,[2] the only city in the county. The county was named after James H. Lane. He was a leader of the Jayhawker abolitionist movement, and he was one of the first U.S. Senators from Kansas.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Lane County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 180.
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