Pratt County, Kansas
County in Kansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Pratt, Kansas.
Pratt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Pratt.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,157.[2] The county was named for Caleb Pratt, a U.S. soldier who died in the Battle of Wilson's Creek during the American Civil War and had previously been involved in Bleeding Kansas.
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Pratt County | |
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Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 98°44′24″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
Founded | February 26, 1867 |
Named for | Caleb S. Pratt[1] |
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 (2 km2) 0.09% |
Population | |
• 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 |
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The county consists overwhelmingly of prairie and contains few watercourses; the most important of these is the Ninnescah River.[4]
Farming continues to be important to the county, which is among the state’s leading winter wheat producers.[5]