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Pawnee CountyKansas
Pawnee County is a county in Kansas, formed in 1867 from Marion County with its seat in Larned. Named after the Pawnee Nation, the county has a population of 6,253 as of 2020 and covers 754.3 square miles of land.
- Founded1867
- County seatLarned
- Named forPawnee Nation
- Land area754 sq mi + 0.4 sq mi water
- Population6,253 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped6,398 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Pawnee on the map of Kansas
Kansas has 105 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1867 from Marion County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Pawnee County was formed in 1867 from Marion County, and named after Pawnee Nation. Larned is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1867 for land now in Pawnee County may have been recorded in Marion County.
- 1867Pawnee County created Pawnee created from Marion; Pawnee not fully organized. · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 30/p. 55
- 1872Changed Pawnee attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes." · Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 113, sec. 2/p. 253
- 1872
- 1874
- 1874Gained territory Pawnee gained part of Non-County Area (7, former part of Pawnee) and gained control of township 21 north, range 15 west, which had also been claimed by Barton since 20 March 1873. · Kans. Laws 1874, 14th leg., ch. 59, secs. 1, 4/pp. 91-93
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- 1867Pawnee County created Pawnee created from Marion; Pawnee not fully organized. · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 30/p. 55
- 1872Changed Pawnee attached to Ellis "for judicial purposes." · Kans. Laws 1872, 12th leg., ch. 113, sec. 2/p. 253
- 1872
- 1873Gained territory Pawnee gained from Rush and Stafford; Pawnee lost to Non-County Area 7. Conflicting laws placed township 21 north, range 15 west in dispute among Pawnee, Barton, and Stafford. Barton was authorized to gain this disputed area from Stafford by chapter 57; chapter 72 authorized Pawnee to gain it from Stafford. · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72, sec. 27/pp. 152-153 and ch. 57, sec. 2/pp. 112-113
- 1874
- 1874Gained territory Pawnee gained part of Non-County Area (7, former part of Pawnee) and gained control of township 21 north, range 15 west, which had also been claimed by Barton since 20 March 1873. · Kans. Laws 1874, 14th leg., ch. 59, secs. 1, 4/pp. 91-93
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Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Pawnee
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 6,398 parcels from Pawnee County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 27 July 2026 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 3,940 in all from Kansas 911 Coordinating Council NG911 program, hosted by DASC (Data Access and Support Center for the Kansas GIS Policy Board).
edited 13 July 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Pawnee by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Records
- Clerk of court: deeds and plats
County Clerk / Election Office
Permits
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Pawnee County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Pawnee County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Pawnee County
- When was Pawnee County founded?
- Pawnee County was founded in 1867, formed from Marion County, and named after Pawnee Nation.
- What is the county seat of Pawnee County?
- The county seat of Pawnee County is Larned.
- Is there an online parcel map for Pawnee County?
- Yes. Pawnee County publishes a parcel map of 6,398 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Pawnee County's boundary or name changed?
- Pawnee County was created in 1867 from Marion County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, chiefly involving Barton County, Stafford County and Comanche County.
- Who issues building permits in Pawnee County?
- The county's page on building permits: Public Notice - Kansas Water Pollution Control Permits (PDF). Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Who issues septic and well permits in Pawnee County?
- The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Pawnee 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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