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Lane CountyKansas

Lane County is a county in Kansas with its seat at Dighton, formed in 1873.

  • Founded1873
  • County seatDighton
  • Named forJames Henry Lane
  • Land area717 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
  • Population1,574 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped3,387 checked 15 October 2026
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Ness Dighton Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Lane on the map of Kansas

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Counties of Kansas · Lane highlighted

History

Founded in 1873

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

Lane County was created from Non-County Area 6 in 1873 but was not fully organized at first. The county gained territory from Gove County in 1879 and from Buffalo County in 1881, though it lost land to Hodgeman County and to the creation of Finney County in 1883. Lane County was attached to Ness County for judicial purposes in 1881, then fully organized and detached from Ness in 1886.

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

  1. 1873
    Lane County created Lane created from Non-County Area 6; Lane not fully organized. · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72, sec. 11/pp. 148-149
  2. 1879
    Gained territory Lane gained from Gove.
    from Gove
    · Kans. Laws 1879, 18th leg., ch. 72, sec. 7/p. 144
  3. 1881
    Changed Lane attached to Ness "for judicial purposes."
    Ness
    · Kans. Laws 1881, 19th leg., ch. 99, sec. 5/p. 200
  4. 1881
    Gained territory Lane gained part of Buffalo, lost to Gove; Buffalo eliminated.
    from Buffalofrom Gove
    · Kans. Laws 1881, 19th leg., ch. 48, sec. 6/p. 133
  5. 1883
    Lost territory Lane lost to Hodgeman, and lost to creation of Finney.
    to Hodgemanto Finney
    · Kans. Laws 1883, 20th leg., ch. 70, secs. 2, 4, 6/pp. 114-115
  6. 1886
    Changed Lane fully organized, detached from Ness.
    Ness
    · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004

Land and parcels

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People and land

Lane by the Census

Population
1,574 2020 Census count
Housing units
895 2020 Census count
Land area
717 square miles
Water area
0.2 square miles
People per sq mi
2 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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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Lane County

When was Lane County founded?
Lane County was founded in 1873, and named after James Henry Lane.
What is the county seat of Lane County?
The county seat of Lane County is Dighton.
Is there an online parcel map for Lane County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 3,387 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Lane County's boundary or name changed?
Lane County was created in 1873. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Gove County, Ness County and Buffalo County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Lane 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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