Pratt County, Kansas

Pratt County
Pratt County
County
	Pratt County Courthouse in Pratt (2009)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 98°44′24″W / 37.6567°N 98.74°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	Caleb S. Pratt
Seat	Pratt
Largest city	Pratt
Area
• Total	736 sq mi (1,910 km2)
• Land	735 sq mi (1,900 km2)
• Water	0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.09%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,157
• Density	12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	PrattCounty.org

Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Pratt.^[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,157.^[2] The county was named for Caleb Pratt, a U.S. soldier who died in the Battle of Wilson's Creek during the American Civil War and had previously been involved in Bleeding Kansas.

The county consists overwhelmingly of prairie and contains few watercourses; the most important of these is the Ninnescah River.^[4]

Farming continues to be important to the county, which is among the state’s leading winter wheat producers.^[5]

^ "Pratt, Kansas History". Kansas Community Networks. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Pratt County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Cutler, William G. (1883). History of the State of Kansas.
^ "Pratt County, Kansas - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved February 3, 2024.