Welcome to Barton County ...
Time Zone: Barton County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Great Bend is the Seat for Barton County.
Barton County was founded February 26, 1867.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Barton had a population of 25,779 people. This is a decrease of 6.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,675 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Barton represented 0.97% of the total population of Kansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Barton County:
- Albert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Albert is located in Barton County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <3>
- Claflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellinwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellinwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
- Ellinwood is located in Barton County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <3>
- Galatia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Galatia is located in Barton County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoisington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olmitz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Susank is located in Barton County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Websites specific to Barton County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Ellis County
- Ellsworth County
- Pawnee County
- Rice County
- Rush County
- Russell County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |