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Welcome to Greenwood County ...

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

The community of Eureka is the Seat for Greenwood County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Greenwood had a population of 5,982 people. This is a decrease of 10.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,680 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenwood represented 0.23% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Greenwood County:

  • Climax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Climax is located in Greenwood County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
  • Fall River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton is located in Greenwood County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Madison is located in Greenwood County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Severy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Severy is located in Greenwood County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Virgil
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Virgil is located in Greenwood County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 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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