Kingman County, Kansas

Kingman County, Kansas
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Coordinates: 37°31′14″N 97°52′18″W / 37.5206°N 97.8717°W / 37.5206; -97.8717
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedMarch 7, 1872
Named afterSamuel Austin Kingman
SeatKingman
Largest cityKingman
Area
 • Total
867 sq mi (2,250 km2)
 • Land863 sq mi (2,240 km2)
 • Water3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,470
 • Estimate 
(2023)
7,066
 • Density8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitekingmancoks.org

Kingman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Kingman. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,470. The county was named for Samuel Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court during the 1860s and 1870s.