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Linn County, Kansas

Linn County
Linn County Courthouse (2020)
Linn County Courthouse (2020)
Map of Kansas highlighting Linn County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°13′00″N 94°51′00″W / 38.2167°N 94.85°W / 38.2167; -94.85
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedFebruary 26, 1867
Named forLewis F. Linn
SeatMound City
Largest cityPleasanton
Area
 • Total606 sq mi (1,570 km2)
 • Land594 sq mi (1,540 km2)
 • Water12 sq mi (30 km2)  2.0%
Population
 • Total9,591
 • Density16.1/sq mi (6.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitelinncountyks.com Edit this at Wikidata

Linn County (county code LN) is a county in east-central Kansas. In 2020, 9,591 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Mound City.[2] Its biggest city is Pleasanton. The county was named after Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.[3][4]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Linn County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 166.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.

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