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Welcome to Douglas County ...

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

The community of Lawrence is the Seat for Douglas County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Douglas had a population of 122,259 people. This is an increase of 9.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 111,198 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas represented 3.9% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Douglas County:

  • Baldwin City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eudora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Eudora is located in Douglas County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
  • Lawrence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Douglas County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
  • Lecompton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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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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