Wyandotte County, Kansas

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Wyandotte County
Consolidated city-county
Wyandotte County Courthouse in Kansas City (2009)
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°07′N 94°43′W / 39.117°N 94.717°W / 39.117; -94.717
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	January 29, 1859; 165 years ago (1859-01-29)
Named for	Wyandot people
Seat	Kansas City
Largest city	Kansas City
Area
• Total	156 sq mi (400 km2)
• Land	152 sq mi (390 km2)
• Water	4.6 sq mi (12 km2)  2.9%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	169,245
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	167,046
• Density	1,039.0/sq mi (401.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	2nd, 3rd
Website	wycokck.org

Wyandotte County (/ˈwaɪ.əndɒt/) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City,^[3] with which it shares a unified government. As of the 2020 census, the population was 169,245,^[1] making it Kansas's fourth-most populous county. The county was named after the Wyandot tribe.