Pratt County, Kansas
Pratt County, Kansas | |
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Pratt County Courthouse in Pratt (2009) | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 98°44′24″W / 37.6567°N 98.74°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named after | Caleb S. Pratt |
| Seat | Pratt |
| Largest city | Pratt |
| Area | |
• Total | 736 sq mi (1,910 km2) |
| • Land | 735 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) 0.09% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,157 |
| • Density | 12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | PrattCounty.org |
Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Pratt. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,157. The county was named for Caleb Pratt, a U.S. soldier who died in the Battle of Wilson's Creek during the Civil War and who had previously been involved in Bleeding Kansas.
The county consists overwhelmingly of prairie and contains few watercourses; the most important of these is the Ninnescah River.
Farming continues to be important to the county, which is among the state’s leading winter wheat producers.