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Welcome to Edwards County ...

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

The community of Kinsley is the Seat for Edwards County.

Edwards County was founded March 18, 1874 and was created by taking area from Kiowa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Edwards had a population of 2,798 people. This is a decrease of 8.38% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,054 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edwards represented 0.11% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Edwards County:

  • Belpre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Belpre is located in Edwards County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Kinsley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kinsley is located in Edwards County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsley <2>
  • Lewis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis is located in Edwards County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <2>
  • Offerle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Offerle is located in Edwards County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 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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