Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°58′N 96°11′W / 38.967°N 96.183°W / 38.967; -96.183

Wabaunsee County, Kansas


Founded 1859
Seat Alma
Area
- Total
- Land
- Water

799.80 sq mi (2,071 km²)
797.38 sq mi (2,065 km²)
2.41 sq mi (6 km²), 0.30%
Population
- (2010)
- Density

7,053
8.7/sq mi (3.4/km²)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.Wabaunsee.KansasGov.com

Wabaunsee County (standard abbreviation: WB) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,053. Its county seat is Alma. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is derived from the Potawatomi "Wah-bon-seh", meaning "dawn of day" literally.

Read more about Wabaunsee County, Kansas:  Law and Government, Geography, Demographics, Townships

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