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Welcome to Chautauqua County ...

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

The community of Sedan is the Seat for Chautauqua County.

Chautauqua County was founded March 25, 1875 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Chautauqua had a population of 3,250 people. This is a decrease of 10.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,649 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chautauqua represented 0.13% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Chautauqua County:

  • Cedar Vale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
    • Cedar
    • Cedarvale
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <2>
  • Chautauqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Elgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Elgin has also been known as:
    • New Elgin
  • Niotaze
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Peru
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Sedan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <2>

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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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