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Welcome to Coffey County ...

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

The community of Burlington is the Seat for Coffey County.

Coffey County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded August 25, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Coffey had a population of 8,179 people. This is a decrease of 4.73% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,585 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coffey represented 0.3% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Coffey County:

  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gridley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gridley is located in Coffey County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Le Roy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Roy is located in Coffey County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
  • Lebo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebo is located in Coffey County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebo <2>
  • New Strawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Waverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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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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