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Welcome to Meade County ...

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

The community of Meade is the Seat for Meade County.

Meade County was founded March 20, 1873. Meade was created by taking area from Finney, Ford and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Meade had a population of 4,033 people. This is a decrease of 12.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,596 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meade represented 0.16% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Meade County:

  • Fowler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowler is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
  • Meade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meade is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Meade has also been known as:
    • Meade City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <2>
  • Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Plains is located in Meade County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <2>

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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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