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Smith CountyKansas

Smith County is a county in Kansas with its seat at Smith Center. The county was established on February 26, 1867, from Riley County and named after J. Nelson Smith.

  • Founded1867
  • County seatSmith Center
  • Named forJ. Nelson Smith
  • Land area895 sq mi + 1.5 sq mi water
  • Population3,570 2020 Census
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PhillipsJewell Smith Center Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Smith 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.

Smith County was created in 1867 from Riley County but was not fully organized at its formation. For several years, Smith County was attached to other counties for judicial purposes: first to Ottawa in 1868, then to Jewell in 1871. The county became fully organized and independent on March 9, 1872.

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

  1. 1867
    Smith County created Smith created from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Smith not fully organized.
    from Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 19/p. 54
  2. 1868
    Changed Smith attached to Ottawa "for judicial purposes."
    Ottawa
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28, sec. 2/pp. 310-311
  3. 1871
    Changed Smith detached from Ottawa, attached to Jewell "for judicial purposes."
    OttawaJewell
    · Kans. Laws 1871, 11th leg., ch. 67, secs. 1-2/p. 172
  4. 1872
    Changed Smith fully organized, detached from Jewell.
    Jewell
    · Andreas, 908-909

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Smith

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

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

Smith by the Census

Population
3,570 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,026 2020 Census count
Land area
895 square miles
Water area
1.5 square miles
People per sq mi
4 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

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

Permits

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Smith County

When was Smith County founded?
Smith County was founded in 1867, formed from Riley County, and named after J. Nelson Smith.
What is the county seat of Smith County?
The county seat of Smith County is Smith Center.
Is there an online parcel map for Smith 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 Smith County's boundary or name changed?
Smith County was created in 1867 from Riley County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Jewell County and Ottawa County.
Who issues building permits in Smith County?
The county's page on building permits: Private Well Construction Permit. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Smith 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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