Kansas Counties

Sherman County sits on the Colorado border in northwest Kansas, with Goodland as its main town and county seat.

Smith County sits in north-central Kansas and holds the geographical center of the contiguous United States. The county seat is Smith Center.

Stafford County, nestled in central Kansas, is all about keeping things simple. The county seat, St. John, is a small town with a big heart.

Stanton County is way out in southwest Kansas, with Johnson City as the county seat. It’s about as rural as it gets and sits next to Colorado.

Stevens County is down in the southwest corner of Kansas, with Hugoton as the county seat. It’s mostly flat prairies with some natural gas.

Sumner County is in south-central Kansas, with Wellington as the county seat. It’s right on the Oklahoma border to the south.

Thomas County is out in northwest Kansas, with Colby as the main town. It’s high plains country, mostly flat with some gentle hills.

Trego County is in west-central Kansas, with WaKeeney as the county seat. Cedar Bluff Reservoir is here with Cedar Bluff State Park.

Wabaunsee County is in eastern Kansas, with Alma as the county seat. The county seat, Alma, is known as the “City of Native Stone”.

Wallace County is way out in western Kansas, with Sharon Springs as the county seat. The county has one of the lowest population densities.

Washington County is up in north-central Kansas, with the town of Washington as its seat. It’s mostly farmland with some gentle hills.

Wichita County is out in western Kansas, with Leoti as the county seat. Don’t confuse it with the city of Wichita. It’s very rural here.

Wilson County is in southeast Kansas, with Fredonia as the county seat. It has a mix of prairie and woodland, which makes for pretty scenery.

Woodson County is also in southeast Kansas, with Yates Center as the county seat. Farming is central to life here, with lots of wheat and corn.

Wyandotte County is a whole different ball game from most of Kansas. It’s part of the Kansas City metro area, so it’s very urban here.