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Welcome to Phillips County ...

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

The community of Phillipsburg is the Seat for Phillips County.

Phillips County was founded February 26, 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Phillips had a population of 5,234 people. This is a decrease of 7.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,632 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Phillips represented 0.2% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Phillips County:

  • Agra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Agra is located in Phillips County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Glade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glade is located in Phillips County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Kirwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirwin is located in Phillips County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirwin <2>
  • Logan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan is located in Phillips County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
  • Long Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Phillipsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prairie View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Speed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Speed is located in Phillips County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 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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