Barber County, Kansas
Barber County, Kansas | |
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Medicine Lodge Stockade Museum (left) and Carrie A. Nation house (right) in Medicine Lodge | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′N 98°41′W / 37.233°N 98.683°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named after | Thomas W. Barber |
| Seat | Medicine Lodge |
| Largest city | Medicine Lodge |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,136 sq mi (2,940 km2) |
| • Land | 1,134 sq mi (2,940 km2) |
| • Water | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,228 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,071 |
| • Density | 3.728/sq mi (1.440/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | barber.ks.gov |
Barber County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,228. The county was named for Thomas Barber, an abolitionist who was killed in Douglas County in 1855 during the Wakarusa War.