Wallace County, Kansas
Wallace County, Kansas | |
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Wallace County Courthouse in Sharon Springs (2010) | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′52″N 101°34′33″W / 38.7644°N 101.5758°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Named after | W. H. L. Wallace |
| Seat | Sharon Springs |
| Largest city | Sharon Springs |
| Area | |
• Total | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Land | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.01% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,512 |
• Estimate (2021) | 1,508 |
| • Density | 1.7/sq mi (0.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | wallacecountyks.gov |
Wallace County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Sharon Springs. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 1,512, making it the second-least populous county in Kansas (Greeley County is the least). The county was created in 1868 and named in honor of Brigadier General W. H. L. Wallace, who had been mortally wounded in combat in the Battle of Shiloh. Wallace County is home to Mount Sunflower, the highest point in Kansas at 4,039 feet (1,231 meters). Mount Sunflower is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Weskan, less than one mile (1.6 km) from the Colorado state line. It is one of four Kansas counties to use the Mountain Time Zone rather than the Central Time Zone like the remainder of Kansas.