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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 3,203 people. This is a decrease of 12.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,669 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
    • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
    • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Elgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Elgin has also been known as:
    • New Elgin
  • Niotaze
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niotaze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
    • Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Peru
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Sedan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.





 

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