Seward County, Kansas

Seward County
County
Seward County Courthouse in Liberal (2010)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°12′N 100°50′W / 37.200°N 100.833°W / 37.200; -100.833
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	March 20, 1873
Named for	William H. Seward
Seat	Liberal
Largest city	Liberal
Area
• Total	640 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Land	639 sq mi (1,660 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	21,964
• Density	34.4/sq mi (13.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	620
Congressional district	1st
Website	SewardCountyKS.org

Seward County is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Liberal.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 21,964.^[1] The county was formed on March 20, 1873, and named after William Seward, a politician and Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.