Stevens County, Kansas

Stevens County
Stevens County
County
	Stevens County Courthouse in Hugoton (2009)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°12′N 101°18′W / 37.200°N 101.300°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	August 3, 1886
Named for	Thaddeus Stevens
Seat	Hugoton
Largest city	Hugoton
Area
• Total	727 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Land	727 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.02%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,250
• Density	7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	620
Congressional district	1st
Website	StevensCoKS.org

Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Hugoton.^[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,250.^[2] The county is named for Thaddeus Stevens, a Reconstruction era Pennsylvania politician.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Knapp, Tom (April 3, 2009). "Stevens to honor Stevens, Town was named for famous legislator, who got it a post office". Intelligencer Journal. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Stevens 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. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.