Greenwood County, Kansas

Greenwood County
Greenwood County
County
	AT&SF Railroad Depot in Eureka (2013)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°52′00″N 96°16′00″W / 37.8667°N 96.2667°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 25, 1855
Named for	Alfred B. Greenwood
Seat	Eureka
Largest city	Eureka
Area
• Total	1,153 sq mi (2,990 km2)
• Land	1,143 sq mi (2,960 km2)
• Water	9.3 sq mi (24 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,016
• Density	5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	GreenwoodCounty.org

Greenwood County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Eureka.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,016.^[1] The county was named for Alfred Greenwood, a U.S. congressman from Arkansas that advocated Kansas statehood.

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Greenwood County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.