Kiowa County, Kansas
| Kiowa County, Kansas | |
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New 2009 County Courthouse in Greensburg
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named for | Kiowa tribe |
| Seat | Greensburg |
| Largest city | Greensburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 723 sq mi (1,873 km2) |
| • Land | 723 sq mi (1,873 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.03% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 2,553 |
| • Density | 3.5/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | KiowaCountyKS |
Coordinates: 37°34′N 99°17′W / 37.567°N 99.283°W
Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,553. The largest city and county seat is Greensburg.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Kiowa County was established and named after the Kiowa tribe.
On May 4, 2007, Greensburg was devastated by an EF5 tornado during the May 2007 tornado outbreak.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 723 square miles (1,870 km2), of which 723 square miles (1,870 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.03%) is water.
Kiowa County has a large number of iron-rich meteorites in its soil due to the Brenham meteor fall over 10 thousand years ago.
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