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Kearny CountyKansas

Kearny County is a county in Kansas with its seat in Lakin. The county was formed on March 20, 1873, and named after Philip Kearny.

  • Founded1873
  • County seatLakin
  • Named forPhilip Kearny
  • Land area871 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
  • Population3,983 2020 Census
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GrantHamiltonWichitaFinney Lakin Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Kearny on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1873 from Ford County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Kearny County was created from Ford County in 1873 but was not fully organized and was attached to Ford for judicial purposes. In 1883, Kearny County lost all its territory to Hamilton and to the creation of Finney County and was eliminated. The county was re-created in 1887 from Finney and Hamilton with the same boundaries as before, and became fully organized in 1888. In 1889, the spelling of the county name was changed from Kearney to Kearny.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1873
    Kearny County created Kearney (now spelled Kearny) created from Non-County Area 6; Kearney not fully organized, attached to Ford "for judicial purposes."
    from Ford
    · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72, sec. 20/p. 151 and ch. 79, sec. 6/p. 166
  2. 1879
    Boundary clarified Kearney (now spelled Kearny) boundaries redefined (no change).
    no change
    · Kans. Laws 1879, 18th leg., ch. 72, sec. 16/p. 146
  3. 1881
    Changed Kearney (now spelled Kearny) remained attached to Ford "for judicial purposes."
    Ford
    · Kans. Laws 1881, 19th leg., ch. 99, sec. 3/p. 200
  4. 1883
    Lost territory Kearney (now spelled Kearny) lost all territory to Hamilton and to the creation of Finney; Kearney eliminated.
    to Hamiltonto Finney
    · Kans. Laws 1883, 20th leg., ch. 70, secs. 1-2/pp. 113-114
  5. 1887
    Kearny County created Kearney (now spelled Kearny) re-created from Finney and Hamilton with same boundaries as the Kearney that was eliminated 22 February 1883. Kearney not fully organized, attached to Hamilton "for judicial purposes."
    from Finneyfrom Hamilton
    · Kans. Laws 1887, 22d leg., ch. 81, sec. 4/p. 112 and ch. 132/p. 195
  6. 1888
    Changed Kearney (now spelled Kearny) fully organized, detached from Hamilton.
    Hamilton
    · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  7. 1889
    Changed Spelling of "Kearney" changed to "Kearny."
    Kearney
    · Kans. Laws 1889, 23d leg., ch. 167/pp. 242-243

Land and parcels

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People and land

Kearny by the Census

Population
3,983 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,581 2020 Census count
Land area
871 square miles
Water area
0.4 square miles
People per sq mi
5 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Questions

Common questions about Kearny County

When was Kearny County founded?
Kearny County was founded in 1873, formed from Ford County, and named after Philip Kearny.
What is the county seat of Kearny County?
The county seat of Kearny County is Lakin.
Is there an online parcel map for Kearny County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Kearny County's boundary or name changed?
Kearny County was created in 1873 from Ford County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Hamilton County, Finney County and Ford County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Kearny County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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