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Phillips CountyKansas

Phillips County is a county in Kansas, with its seat in Phillipsburg. It was created on February 26, 1867, from Riley County and named after William A. Phillips.

  • Founded1867
  • County seatPhillipsburg
  • Named forWilliam A. Phillips
  • Land area886 sq mi + 8.7 sq mi water
  • Population4,981 2020 Census
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Harlan, NERooksNortonSmith Phillipsburg Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Phillips on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1867 from Riley County

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

Phillips County was created on February 26, 1867, from land attached to Riley County, though it was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on July 26, 1872.

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

  1. 1867
    Phillips County created Phillips created from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Phillips not fully organized.
    from Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 26/p. 55
  2. 1872
    Changed Phillips fully organized. · HRS Kansas, Phillips, 12

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Phillips

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from the office that keeps the record
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a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Phillips by the Census

Population
4,981 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,794 2020 Census count
Land area
886 square miles
Water area
8.7 square miles
People per sq mi
6 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 Phillips County

When was Phillips County founded?
Phillips County was founded in 1867, formed from Riley County, and named after William A. Phillips.
What is the county seat of Phillips County?
The county seat of Phillips County is Phillipsburg.
Is there an online parcel map for Phillips 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 Phillips County's boundary or name changed?
Phillips County was created in 1867 from Riley County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Phillips 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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