McPherson County Map, Kansas

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McPherson County, Kansas

McPherson County is in central Kansas with the city of McPherson as the county seat. It’s doing better than a lot of rural Kansas counties.

There’s some industry here, not just farming. They make a lot of kitchen cabinets, oddly enough. The county has a mix of small towns and farmland.

There’s a small college in McPherson that brings in some young folks. Kanopolis Lake to the northwest (just outside the county) for boating and fishing. U.S. Highway 56 and Interstate 135 run through the county, which adds to its convenience.

Category	Details
County Name	McPherson County
County Seat	McPherson
Population	31,500
Cities, Towns, and Communities	McPherson, Lindsborg, Galva, Marquette, Inman, and several smaller communities
Interstates and Highways	Interstate 135, U.S. Highway 56, U.S. Highway 281
FIPS Code	20-113
Total Area (Land and Water)	1,295 square miles (land: 1,284 sq mi, water: 11 sq mi)
Adjacent Counties (and Direction)	Saline County (North), Dickinson County (Northeast), Marion County (East), Harvey County (Southeast), Reno County (Southwest), Rice County (West), Ellsworth County (Northwest)
Time Zone	Central Time Zone (CST)
State	Kansas
Coordinates	38.37°N, 97.67°W
Etymology	Named in honor of James Birdseye McPherson, prominent Union Civil War general
Major Landmarks	McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation, Lindsborg’s Swedish-American Museum, McPherson Opera House
Website	McPherson County Website