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id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div 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class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas County, Kansas</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_K%C5%ABn_(Kansas)" title="Thomas Kūn (Kansas) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Thomas Kūn (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%81)" title="Томас (окръг, Канзас) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Томас (окръг, Канзас)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_County,_Kansas" title="Thomas County, Kansas – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Thomas County, Kansas" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Kansas)" title="Thomas County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kansas) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Thomas County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_County_(Kansas)" title="Thomas County (Kansas) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Thomas County (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_County,_Kansas" title="Thomas County, Kansas – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Thomas County, Kansas" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_County_(Kansas)" title="Thomas County (Kansas) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Thomas County (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomase_maakond_(Kansas)" title="Thomase maakond (Kansas) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Thomase maakond (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%A4%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%82_(%CE%9A%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%83%CE%B1%CF%82)" title="Κομητεία Τόμας (Κάνσας) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κομητεία Τόμας (Κάνσας)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Thomas_(Kansas)" title="Condado de Thomas (Kansas) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Thomas (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_konderria_(Kansas)" title="Thomas konderria (Kansas) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Thomas konderria (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="شهرستان توماس، کانزاس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان توماس، کانزاس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Thomas_(Kansas)" title="Comté de Thomas (Kansas) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Thomas (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B3)" title="توماس ٚ شأرستان (کانزاس) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="توماس ٚ شأرستان (کانزاس)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%A0%EB%A8%B8%EC%8A%A4%EA%B5%B0_(%EC%BA%94%EC%9E%90%EC%8A%A4%EC%A3%BC)" title="토머스군 (캔자스주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="토머스군 (캔자스주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B9%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BD_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A6%D5%A1%D5%BD)" title="Թոմաս շրջան (Կանզաս) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Թոմաս շրջան (Կանզաս)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8" title="থমাস কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="থমাস কাউন্টি, ক্যানসাস" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Thomas_(Kansas)" title="Contea di Thomas (Kansas) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Thomas (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Comitatus_(Kansia)" title="Thomas Comitatus (Kansia) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Thomas Comitatus (Kansia)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_megye_(Kansas)" title="Thomas megye (Kansas) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Thomas megye (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80,_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B8" title="थॉमस काउंटी, कॅन्सस – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="थॉमस काउंटी, कॅन्सस" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B3)" title="توماس شهرستان (کانزاس) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="توماس شهرستان (کانزاس)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_G%C3%B4ng_(Kansas)" title="Thomas Gông (Kansas) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Thomas Gông (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_County_(Kansas)" title="Thomas County (Kansas) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Thomas County (Kansas)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E9%83%A1_(%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B6%E3%82%B9%E5%B7%9E)" title="トーマス郡 (カンザス州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="トーマス郡 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.ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Thomas County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_County_Courthouse_Colby_Kansas_5-7-2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Thomas County Courthouse in Colby (2014)"><img alt="Thomas County Courthouse in Colby (2014)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Thomas_County_Courthouse_Colby_Kansas_5-7-2014.jpg/300px-Thomas_County_Courthouse_Colby_Kansas_5-7-2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Thomas_County_Courthouse_Colby_Kansas_5-7-2014.jpg/450px-Thomas_County_Courthouse_Colby_Kansas_5-7-2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Thomas_County_Courthouse_Colby_Kansas_5-7-2014.jpg/600px-Thomas_County_Courthouse_Colby_Kansas_5-7-2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Thomas County Courthouse in <a href="/wiki/Colby,_Kansas" title="Colby, Kansas">Colby</a> (2014)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of Kansas"><img alt="Map of Kansas highlighting Thomas County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2202" data-file-height="1129" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kansas_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kansas's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Kansas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Kansas_in_United_States.svg/300px-Kansas_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Kansas_in_United_States.svg/450px-Kansas_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Kansas_in_United_States.svg/600px-Kansas_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Kansas's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39.35_N_101.05_W_type:city(7930)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°21′N</span> <span class="longitude">101°03′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.35°N 101.05°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.35; -101.05</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">October 8, 1885</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas" title="George Henry Thomas">George Henry Thomas</a><sup id="cite_ref-eponym_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eponym-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colby,_Kansas" title="Colby, Kansas">Colby</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data">Colby</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,075 sq mi (2,780 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1,075 sq mi (2,780 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.1 sq mi (0.3 km<sup>2</sup>)  0.01%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,930</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">7.4/sq mi (2.9/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kansas%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Kansas's 1st congressional district">1st</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thomascountyks.gov/">ThomasCountyKS.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thomas County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Colby,_Kansas" title="Colby, Kansas">Colby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, the county population was 7,930.<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county was named after <a href="/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas" title="George Henry Thomas">George Thomas</a>, a general during the American Civil War. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Kansas" title="History of Kansas">History of Kansas</a></div> <p>For many <a href="/wiki/Millennia" class="mw-redirect" title="Millennia">millennia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Great_Plains" title="Great Plains">Great Plains</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> was inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Nomadic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nomadic">nomadic</a> <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native Americans</a>. From the 16th century to 18th century, the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_France" title="Kingdom of France">Kingdom of France</a> claimed ownership of large parts of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>. In 1762, after the <a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a>, France secretly ceded <a href="/wiki/New_France" title="New France">New France</a> to <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>, per the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(1762)" title="Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)">Treaty of Fontainebleau</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for <a href="/wiki/History_of_Kansas" title="History of Kansas">modern day Kansas</a> was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase" title="Louisiana Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a> for 2.83 <a href="/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin)" title="Penny (United States coin)">cents</a> per <a href="/wiki/Acre" title="Acre">acre</a>. </p><p>In 1854, the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Territory" title="Kansas Territory">Kansas Territory</a> was organized, then in 1861 <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> became the 34th <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a>. <b>Thomas County</b> was founded on October 8, 1885. It was named for <a href="/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas" title="George Henry Thomas">George Henry Thomas</a>, a Union general during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, hero of the Battle of Chickamauga. The townships of the county were named after the soldiers that died at the Battle of Chickamauga.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 1,075 square miles (2,780 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1,075 square miles (2,780 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.01%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-70.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/20px-I-70.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/30px-I-70.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/40px-I-70.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70_in_Kansas" title="Interstate 70 in Kansas">Interstate 70</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_24.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/US_24.svg/20px-US_24.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/US_24.svg/30px-US_24.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/US_24.svg/40px-US_24.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_24_in_Kansas" title="U.S. Route 24 in Kansas">U.S. Highway 24</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_83.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/US_83.svg/20px-US_83.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/US_83.svg/30px-US_83.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/US_83.svg/40px-US_83.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_83_in_Kansas" title="U.S. Route 83 in Kansas">U.S. Highway 83</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K-25.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/K-25.svg/20px-K-25.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/K-25.svg/30px-K-25.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/K-25.svg/40px-K-25.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/K-25_(Kansas_highway)" title="K-25 (Kansas highway)">Kansas Highway 25</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rawlins_County,_Kansas" title="Rawlins County, Kansas">Rawlins County</a> (north)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatur_County,_Kansas" title="Decatur County, Kansas">Decatur County</a> (northeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheridan_County,_Kansas" title="Sheridan County, Kansas">Sheridan County</a> (east)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gove_County,_Kansas" title="Gove County, Kansas">Gove County</a> (southeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_Kansas" title="Logan County, Kansas">Logan County</a> (south)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_County,_Kansas" title="Sherman County, Kansas">Sherman County</a> (west/Mountain Time border)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Thomas_County,_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/USA_Thomas_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg/175px-USA_Thomas_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/USA_Thomas_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg/263px-USA_Thomas_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/USA_Thomas_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg/350px-USA_Thomas_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Population_pyramid" title="Population pyramid">Population pyramid</a> based on 2000 census age data</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>161</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>5,538</td><td></td><td>3,339.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>4,112</td><td></td><td>−25.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>5,455</td><td></td><td>32.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>5,517</td><td></td><td>1.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>7,334</td><td></td><td>32.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>6,425</td><td></td><td>−12.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>7,572</td><td></td><td>17.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>7,358</td><td></td><td>−2.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>7,501</td><td></td><td>1.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>8,451</td><td></td><td>12.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>8,258</td><td></td><td>−2.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>8,180</td><td></td><td>−0.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>7,900</td><td></td><td>−3.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>7,930</td><td></td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">7,865</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−0.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010-2020<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 8,180 people, 3,226 households, and 2,125 families residing in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 8 people per square mile (3.1 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,562 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 97.14% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 0.43% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.33% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Native American</a>, 0.27% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 0.02% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.95% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.85% of the population were <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Latino</a> of any race. </p><p>There were 3,226 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 6.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04. </p><p>In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.30% under the age of 18, 13.50% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $37,034, and the median income for a family was $45,931. Males had a median income of $33,833 versus $21,310 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $19,028. About 6.60% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 5.90% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential_elections">Presidential elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Presidential elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas County is strongly Republican, and has increasingly been this way over the past few election cycles. The last time a Democratic candidate has carried Thomas County was in 1964 by <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="text-align:center; background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 100%;">Presidential election results</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 100%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Thomas County, Kansas<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2024 United States presidential election in Kansas">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,933 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>81.97%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">589 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16.46% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">56 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2020 United States presidential election in Kansas">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,130 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>82.15%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">625 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">16.40% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2016 United States presidential election in Kansas">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,908 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>81.32%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">473 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">13.23% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">195 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.45% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2012 United States presidential election in Kansas">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,788 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>80.25%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">598 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17.21% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">88 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2008 United States presidential election in Kansas">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,837 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>77.24%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">787 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">21.43% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.33% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2004 United States presidential election in Kansas">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,007 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>77.70%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">816 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">21.09% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="2000 United States presidential election in Kansas">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,822 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>74.66%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">807 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">21.35% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">151 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.99% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1996 United States presidential election in Kansas">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,725 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>69.75%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">866 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">22.17% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">316 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1992 United States presidential election in Kansas">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,849 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47.14%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">932 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">23.76% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,141 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">29.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1988 United States presidential election in Kansas">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,342 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.52%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,408 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.38% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">120 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1984 United States presidential election in Kansas">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,107 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>76.70%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">887 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">21.90% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">57 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1980 United States presidential election in Kansas">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,789 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>66.37%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,045 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24.87% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">368 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.76% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1976 United States presidential election in Kansas">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,246 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.94%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,802 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.28% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">116 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1972 United States presidential election in Kansas">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,300 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>67.73%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">943 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.77% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">153 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1968 United States presidential election in Kansas">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,971 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.82%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,074 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.59% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">250 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1964 United States presidential election in Kansas">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,528 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,793 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.55%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.81% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1960 United States presidential election in Kansas">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,081 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.50%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,285 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.97% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1956 United States presidential election in Kansas">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,888 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.06%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,138 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.41% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1952 United States presidential election in Kansas">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,490 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>69.46%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,069 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.82% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1948 United States presidential election in Kansas">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,497 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.41%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,476 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.71% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">57 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.88% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1944 United States presidential election in Kansas">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,631 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.14%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,097 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1940 United States presidential election in Kansas">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,721 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.20%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,423 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.82% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.98% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1936 United States presidential election in Kansas">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,200 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.42% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,168 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>63.99%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1932 United States presidential election in Kansas">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,158 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.68% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,103 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>61.17%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">177 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1928 United States presidential election in Kansas">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,828 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.97%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">899 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.44% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.59% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1924 United States presidential election in Kansas">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,436 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.50%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">822 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.05% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">477 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">17.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1920 United States presidential election in Kansas">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,046 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.56%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">747 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.97% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">124 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.47% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1916 United States presidential election in Kansas">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">642 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.15% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,299 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>63.03%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">120 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.82% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1912 United States presidential election in Kansas">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">127 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14.16% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">432 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>48.16%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">338 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">37.68% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1908 United States presidential election in Kansas">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">569 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.98% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">630 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>49.80%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">66 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1904 United States presidential election in Kansas">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">548 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.96%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">205 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">21.31% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">209 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1900 United States presidential election in Kansas">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">404 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.95% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">551 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.22%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.83% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1896 United States presidential election in Kansas">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">304 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.00% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">490 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>61.25%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ACE1AF"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1892 United States presidential election in Kansas">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">490 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.28% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">0.00% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">697 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;"><b>58.72%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1888 United States presidential election in Kansas">1888</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">751 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.02%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">486 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.60% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">128 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.38% </td></tr> </tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Laws">Laws</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Laws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas County was a prohibition, or "<a href="/wiki/Dry_county" title="Dry county">dry</a>", county until the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas Constitution">Kansas Constitution</a> was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges">Colleges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Colleges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colby_Community_College" title="Colby Community College">Colby Community College</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unified_school_districts">Unified school districts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Unified school districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usd314.weebly.com/">Brewster USD 314</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colby_USD_315" title="Colby USD 315">Colby USD 315</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usd316.k12.ks.us/">Golden Plains USD 316</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Thomas_Co,_Ks,_USA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_Thomas_Co%2C_Ks%2C_USA.png/300px-Map_of_Thomas_Co%2C_Ks%2C_USA.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_Thomas_Co%2C_Ks%2C_USA.png/450px-Map_of_Thomas_Co%2C_Ks%2C_USA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_Thomas_Co%2C_Ks%2C_USA.png/600px-Map_of_Thomas_Co%2C_Ks%2C_USA.png 2x" data-file-width="1078" data-file-height="996" /></a><figcaption>2005 map of Thomas County from KDOT<sup id="cite_ref-County-Map-Current_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-County-Map-Current-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/File:Kansas_official_transportation_map_legend.png" title="File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png">map legend</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Thomas County.<sup id="cite_ref-County-Map-Current_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-County-Map-Current-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> ‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county. † means a community is designated a <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">Census-Designated Place</a> (CDP) by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brewster,_Kansas" title="Brewster, Kansas">Brewster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colby,_Kansas" title="Colby, Kansas">Colby</a> (county seat)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gem,_Kansas" title="Gem, Kansas">Gem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menlo,_Kansas" title="Menlo, Kansas">Menlo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakley,_Kansas" title="Oakley, Kansas">Oakley</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rexford,_Kansas" title="Rexford, Kansas">Rexford</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Halford,_Kansas" title="Halford, Kansas">Halford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levant,_Kansas" title="Levant, Kansas">Levant</a>†</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mingo,_Kansas" title="Mingo, Kansas">Mingo</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ghost_towns">Ghost towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Ghost towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Copeland,_Thomas_County,_Kansas" title="Copeland, Thomas County, Kansas">Copeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Kansas" title="Cumberland, Kansas">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuka,_Kansas" title="Kuka, Kansas">Kuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otterbourne,_Kansas" title="Otterbourne, Kansas">Otterbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quickville,_Kansas" title="Quickville, Kansas">Quickville</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Townships">Townships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_County,_Kansas&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas County is divided into thirteen <a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">townships</a>. The townships were named in honor of men who were killed at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chickamauga" title="Battle of Chickamauga">Battle of Chickamauga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city of <a href="/wiki/Colby,_Kansas" title="Colby, Kansas">Colby</a> is considered <i>governmentally independent</i> and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. Geographically, Colby is surrounded by Morgan Township. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size. </p> <table class="toccolours" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"> <caption align="bottom">Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html">2000 U.S. Gazetteer</a> from the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>. </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccccff"> <th>Township</th> <th><a href="/wiki/FIPS_place_code" class="mw-redirect" title="FIPS place code">FIPS</a></th> <th>Population<br />center </th> <th>Population</th> <th>Population<br />density<br /><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq mi)</small> </th> <th>Land area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small></th> <th>Water area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small></th> <th>Water % </th> <th>Geographic coordinates </th></tr> <tr> <td>Barrett</td> <td>04325</td> <td></td> <td>124</td> <td>0 (1)</td> <td>276 (107)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0.01%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_30_21_N_101_16_7_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°30′21″N</span> <span class="longitude">101°16′7″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.50583°N 101.26861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.50583; -101.26861</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>East Hale</td> <td>19475</td> <td></td> <td>137</td> <td>1 (3)</td> <td>140 (54)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_22_27_N_101_12_49_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°22′27″N</span> <span class="longitude">101°12′49″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.37417°N 101.21361°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.37417; -101.21361</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingery</td> <td>36925</td> <td></td> <td>93</td> <td>0 (1)</td> <td>373 (144)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_13_55_N_101_16_52_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°13′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">101°16′52″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.23194°N 101.28111°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.23194; -101.28111</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lacey</td> <td>37425</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gem,_Kansas" title="Gem, Kansas">Gem</a></td> <td>132</td> <td>1 (4)</td> <td>92 (36)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_25_48_N_100_53_27_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°25′48″N</span> <span class="longitude">100°53′27″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.43000°N 100.89083°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.43000; -100.89083</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Menlo</td> <td>45775</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Menlo,_Kansas" title="Menlo, Kansas">Menlo</a></td> <td>112</td> <td>1 (2)</td> <td>140 (54)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_20_36_N_100_46_4_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°20′36″N</span> <span class="longitude">100°46′4″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.34333°N 100.76778°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.34333; -100.76778</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Morgan</td> <td>48200</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colby,_Kansas" title="Colby, Kansas">Colby</a> outskirts</td> <td>755</td> <td>3 (7)</td> <td>271 (105)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_22_31_N_101_3_0_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°22′31″N</span> <span class="longitude">101°3′0″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.37528°N 101.05000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.37528; -101.05000</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>North Randall</td> <td>51300</td> <td></td> <td>107</td> <td>1 (2)</td> <td>138 (53)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0.03%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_19_44_N_100_53_55_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°19′44″N</span> <span class="longitude">100°53′55″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.32889°N 100.89861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.32889; -100.89861</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rovohl</td> <td>61525</td> <td></td> <td>143</td> <td>1 (1)</td> <td>277 (107)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_30_11_N_101_4_3_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°30′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">101°4′3″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.50306°N 101.06750°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.50306; -101.06750</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Smith</td> <td>65900</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rexford,_Kansas" title="Rexford, Kansas">Rexford</a></td> <td>213</td> <td>2 (6)</td> <td>93 (36)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0.03%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_27_11_N_100_45_31_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°27′11″N</span> <span class="longitude">100°45′31″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.45306°N 100.75861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.45306; -100.75861</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Randall</td> <td>66875</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakley,_Kansas" title="Oakley, Kansas">Oakley</a> outskirts</td> <td>267</td> <td>1 (2)</td> <td>279 (108)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0.04%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_10_59_N_100_50_29_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°10′59″N</span> <span class="longitude">100°50′29″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.18306°N 100.84139°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.18306; -100.84139</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Summers</td> <td>68975</td> <td></td> <td>197</td> <td>1 (1)</td> <td>373 (144)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Thomas_County,_Kansas&params=39_14_30_N_101_2_47_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°14′30″N</span> <span class="longitude">101°2′47″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.24167°N 101.04639°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.24167; -101.04639</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wendell</td> <td>76650</td> <td></td> <td>84</td> <td>0 (1)</td> <td>183 (71)</td> <td>0 (0)</td> <td>0.02%</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" 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vertical-align:middle; margin:0.75em 1em">Thomas County, Kansas</b><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/25px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/34px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td style="width:33%"><a href="/wiki/Sheridan_County,_Kansas" title="Sheridan County, Kansas">Sheridan County</a></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="South"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Pfeil_unten.svg/14px-Pfeil_unten.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="17" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Gem, Kansas">Gem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menlo,_Kansas" title="Menlo, Kansas">Menlo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakley,_Kansas" title="Oakley, Kansas">Oakley</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rexford,_Kansas" title="Rexford, Kansas">Rexford</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Kansas highlighting Thomas County"><img alt="Map of Kansas highlighting Thomas County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg/270px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Thomas_County.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Townships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Barrett</li> <li>East Hale</li> <li>Kingery</li> <li>Lacey</li> <li>Menlo</li> <li>Morgan</li> <li>North Randall</li> <li>Rovohl</li> <li>Smith</li> <li>South Randall</li> <li>Summers</li> <li>Wendell</li> <li>West Hale</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Kansas_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Kansas (state)"><span>Kansas portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" 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href="/wiki/Barber_County,_Kansas" title="Barber County, Kansas">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barton_County,_Kansas" title="Barton County, Kansas">Barton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kansas" title="Bourbon County, Kansas">Bourbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_County,_Kansas" title="Brown County, Kansas">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Kansas" title="Butler County, Kansas">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_County,_Kansas" title="Chase County, Kansas">Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chautauqua_County,_Kansas" title="Chautauqua County, Kansas">Chautauqua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_Kansas" title="Cherokee County, Kansas">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_County,_Kansas" title="Cheyenne County, Kansas">Cheyenne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Kansas" title="Clark County, Kansas">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Kansas" title="Clay County, Kansas">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloud_County,_Kansas" title="Cloud County, Kansas">Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffey_County,_Kansas" title="Coffey County, Kansas">Coffey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comanche_County,_Kansas" title="Comanche County, Kansas">Comanche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowley_County,_Kansas" title="Cowley County, Kansas">Cowley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crawford_County,_Kansas" title="Crawford County, Kansas">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatur_County,_Kansas" title="Decatur County, Kansas">Decatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickinson_County,_Kansas" title="Dickinson County, Kansas">Dickinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doniphan_County,_Kansas" title="Doniphan County, Kansas">Doniphan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Kansas" title="Douglas County, Kansas">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwards_County,_Kansas" title="Edwards County, Kansas">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_County,_Kansas" title="Elk County, Kansas">Elk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellis_County,_Kansas" title="Ellis County, Kansas">Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth_County,_Kansas" title="Ellsworth County, Kansas">Ellsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finney_County,_Kansas" title="Finney County, Kansas">Finney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_County,_Kansas" title="Ford County, Kansas">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Kansas" title="Franklin County, Kansas">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geary_County,_Kansas" title="Geary County, Kansas">Geary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gove_County,_Kansas" title="Gove County, Kansas">Gove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_Kansas" title="Graham County, Kansas">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Kansas" title="Grant County, Kansas">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gray_County,_Kansas" title="Gray County, Kansas">Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greeley_County,_Kansas" title="Greeley County, Kansas">Greeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwood_County,_Kansas" title="Greenwood County, Kansas">Greenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Kansas" title="Hamilton County, Kansas">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harper_County,_Kansas" title="Harper County, Kansas">Harper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_County,_Kansas" title="Harvey County, Kansas">Harvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haskell_County,_Kansas" title="Haskell County, Kansas">Haskell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hodgeman_County,_Kansas" title="Hodgeman County, Kansas">Hodgeman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Kansas" title="Jackson County, Kansas">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kansas" title="Jefferson County, Kansas">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jewell_County,_Kansas" title="Jewell County, Kansas">Jewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Kansas" title="Johnson County, Kansas">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kearny_County,_Kansas" title="Kearny County, Kansas">Kearny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingman_County,_Kansas" title="Kingman County, Kansas">Kingman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiowa_County,_Kansas" title="Kiowa County, Kansas">Kiowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labette_County,_Kansas" title="Labette County, Kansas">Labette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lane_County,_Kansas" title="Lane County, Kansas">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leavenworth_County,_Kansas" title="Leavenworth County, Kansas">Leavenworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Kansas" title="Lincoln County, Kansas">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linn_County,_Kansas" title="Linn County, Kansas">Linn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_Kansas" title="Logan County, Kansas">Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_County,_Kansas" title="Lyon County, Kansas">Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Kansas" title="Marion County, Kansas">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Kansas" title="Marshall County, Kansas">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McPherson_County,_Kansas" title="McPherson County, Kansas">McPherson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meade_County,_Kansas" title="Meade County, Kansas">Meade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_County,_Kansas" title="Miami County, Kansas">Miami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_County,_Kansas" title="Mitchell County, Kansas">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Kansas" title="Montgomery County, Kansas">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_County,_Kansas" title="Morris County, Kansas">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morton_County,_Kansas" title="Morton County, Kansas">Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemaha_County,_Kansas" title="Nemaha County, Kansas">Nemaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neosho_County,_Kansas" title="Neosho County, Kansas">Neosho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ness_County,_Kansas" title="Ness County, Kansas">Ness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norton_County,_Kansas" title="Norton County, Kansas">Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osage_County,_Kansas" title="Osage County, Kansas">Osage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osborne_County,_Kansas" title="Osborne County, Kansas">Osborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_County,_Kansas" title="Ottawa County, Kansas">Ottawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawnee_County,_Kansas" title="Pawnee County, Kansas">Pawnee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillips_County,_Kansas" title="Phillips County, Kansas">Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pottawatomie_County,_Kansas" title="Pottawatomie County, Kansas">Pottawatomie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratt_County,_Kansas" title="Pratt County, Kansas">Pratt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rawlins_County,_Kansas" title="Rawlins County, Kansas">Rawlins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reno_County,_Kansas" title="Reno County, Kansas">Reno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_County,_Kansas" title="Republic County, Kansas">Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_County,_Kansas" title="Rice County, Kansas">Rice</a></li> <li><a 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