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Welcome to Dickinson County ...

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

The community of Abilene is the Seat for Dickinson County.

Dickinson County was founded February 20, 1857.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dickinson had a population of 18,466 people. This is a decrease of 6.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,773 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dickinson represented 0.69% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Dickinson County:

  • Abilene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Abilene is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
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  • Carlton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapman is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
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  • Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Herington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herington is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
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  • Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hope is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
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  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Solomon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Solomon is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
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  • Woodbine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
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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.
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