Sherman County, Kansas

Sherman County
Sherman County Courthouse in Goodland (2012)
Sherman County Courthouse in Goodland (2012)
Map of Kansas highlighting Sherman County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°21′N 101°43′W / 39.35°N 101.72°W / 39.35; -101.72
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedSeptember 20, 1886
Named forWilliam Tecumseh Sherman[1]
SeatGoodland
Largest cityGoodland
Area
 • Total1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2)
 • Land1,056 sq mi (2,740 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.02%
Population
 • Total5,927
 • Density5.6/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district1st
Websiteshermancountyks.gov

Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Goodland.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,927.[2] Sherman County was created by the Legislature of 1873, and named after general William Sherman, a general during the American Civil War.[4]

  1. ^ "Welcome To the Official Sherman County Website". Sherman County, Kansas. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "QuickFacts; Sherman County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, published 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, Il., http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/unorganized/unorganized-co-p1.html

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