Barton County, Kansas

Barton County
Barton County
County
	Barton County Courthouse in Great Bend (1979)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°28′N 98°46′W / 38.467°N 98.767°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	Clara Barton
Seat	Great Bend
Largest city	Great Bend
Area
• Total	901 sq mi (2,330 km2)
• Land	895 sq mi (2,320 km2)
• Water	5.2 sq mi (13 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,493
• Density	28.5/sq mi (11.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code	620
Congressional district	1st
Website	BartonCounty.org

Barton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,493.^[1] The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the founding of the American Red Cross, and the only county in Kansas to be named for a woman.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Barton County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 153.