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Welcome to Neosho County ...

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

The community of Erie is the Seat for Neosho County.

Neosho County was founded June 3, 1861.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Neosho had a population of 16,007 people. This is a decrease of 2.84% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,475 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Neosho represented 0.58% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Neosho County:

  • Chanute
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chanute is located in Neosho County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,991 people
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  • Earlton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Earlton is located in Neosho County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Erie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Erie is located in Neosho County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
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  • Galesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Galesburg is located in Neosho County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Saint Paul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stark is located in Neosho County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Thayer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thayer is located in Neosho County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <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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