Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County
County
	Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Westmoreland (2009)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°20′00″N 96°18′00″W / 39.3333°N 96.3°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 20, 1857
Named for	Potawatomi tribe
Seat	Westmoreland
Largest city	Manhattan
Area
• Total	862 sq mi (2,230 km2)
• Land	841 sq mi (2,180 km2)
• Water	21 sq mi (50 km2) 2.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,348
• Estimate (2021)	25,790
• Density	30.1/sq mi (11.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	pottcounty.org

Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Westmoreland.^[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,348.^[1] The county was named for the Potawatomi tribe.

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Pottawatomie County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
^ "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". United States Census Bureau. March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.