Rooks County, Kansas

Rooks County
County
Rooks County Courthouse in Stockton (2014)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°27′05″N 99°06′07″W / 39.4514°N 99.1019°W / 39.4514; -99.1019
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	John C. Rooks
Seat	Stockton
Largest city	Plainville
Area
• Total	895 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Land	891 sq mi (2,310 km2)
• Water	4.6 sq mi (12 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	4,919
• Density	5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	rookscounty.net

Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton,^[2] and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919.^[1] The county was named for John Rooks, a private in Company I of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War.^[3]