Greenwood County, Kansas
Greenwood County | |
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AT&SF Railroad Depot in Eureka (2013) | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°52′00″N 96°16′00″W / 37.8667°N 96.2667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
| Named after | Alfred B. Greenwood |
| Seat | Eureka |
| Largest city | Eureka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,153 sq mi (2,990 km2) |
| • Land | 1,143 sq mi (2,960 km2) |
| • Water | 9.3 sq mi (24 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,016 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,870 |
| • Density | 5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | GreenwoodCounty.org |
Greenwood County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Eureka. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,016. The county was named for Alfred Greenwood, a U.S. congressman from Arkansas that advocated Kansas statehood.