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Wallace County, Kansas
Wallace County | |
|---|---|
 Wallace County courthouse in Sharon Springs (2010) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′52″N 101°34′33″W / 38.7644°N 101.5758°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Named for | W. H. L. Wallace |
| Seat | Sharon Springs |
| Largest city | Sharon Springs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Land | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.01% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,512 |
| • Density | 1.7/sq mi (0.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | wallacecounty |
Wallace County (standard abbreviation: WA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020 census, 1,512 people lived there.[1] This would make it the county in Kansas with the second-least number of people living in it. Its county seat is Sharon Springs.[2] The county was created in 1868. It was named after Brigadier general W.H.L. Wallace, who was a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a casualty of the Battle of Shiloh.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Wallace County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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