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Welcome to Mitchell County ...

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

The community of Beloit is the Seat for Mitchell County.

Mitchell County was founded February 26, 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mitchell had a population of 5,979 people. This is a decrease of 5.63% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,336 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mitchell represented 0.22% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Mitchell County:

  • Beloit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beloit is located in Mitchell County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <2>
  • Cawker City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Elder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter is located in Mitchell County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
  • Scottsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Tipton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tipton is located in Mitchell County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <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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