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Welcome to Barber County ...

Time Zone: Barber County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Medicine Lodge is the Seat for Barber County.

Barber County was founded February 26, 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barber had a population of 4,427 people. This is a decrease of 8.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,852 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Barber represented 0.17% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Barber County:

  • Hardtner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hazelton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelton is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Isabel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Isabel is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Kiowa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Kiowa has also been known as:
    • Kiowa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
  • Medicine Lodge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sharon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sharon is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Sun City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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