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Welcome to Cowley County ...

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

The community of Winfield is the Seat for Cowley County.

Cowley County was founded February 26, 1867 and was created by taking area from Butler County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cowley had a population of 34,908 people. This is a decrease of 3.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,312 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cowley represented 1.27% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cowley County:

  • Arkansas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlanta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burden is located in Cowley County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burden <2>
  • Cambridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cambridge is located in Cowley County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Dexter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dexter is located in Cowley County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
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  • Parkerfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Udall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Udall is located in Cowley County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Udall <2>
  • Winfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Winfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <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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