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Welcome to Doniphan County ...

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

The community of Troy is the Seat for Doniphan County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Doniphan had a population of 7,600 people. This is a decrease of 4.52% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,960 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Doniphan represented 0.28% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Doniphan County:

  • Denton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Denton is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
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  • Elwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Leona is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Severance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Severance is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Troy
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Wathena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <2>
  • White Cloud
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people

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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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