Ford County, Kansas

Ford County
Ford County
County
	Ford County Courthouse in Dodge City (2009)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°42′N 99°54′W / 37.7°N 99.9°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	James Ford
Seat	Dodge City
Largest city	Dodge City
Area
• Total	1,099 sq mi (2,850 km2)
• Land	1,098 sq mi (2,840 km2)
• Water	0.8 sq mi (2 km2) 0.07%
Population (2020)
• Total	34,287
• Density	31.2/sq mi (12.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	fordcounty.net

Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Dodge City.^[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,287.^[1] The county was named in honor of James Ford, a brevet brigadier general during the American Civil War.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Ford County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 128.