Smith County, Kansas

Smith County
Smith County
County
	Home on the Range Cabin near Smith Center (2014)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°50′N 98°45′W / 39.833°N 98.750°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	1872
Named for	J. Nelson Smith
Seat	Smith Center
Largest city	Smith Center
Area
• Total	897 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Land	895 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	3,570
• Density	4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	785
Congressional district	1st
Website	SmithCoKS.com

Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Smith Center.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,570.^[1] The county is named in memory of J. Nelson Smith, a major in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864. The geographic center of the contiguous United States is located within the county, near Lebanon.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Smith County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Population and Geographic Centers" (PDF). www.census.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2014.