Welcome to Sumner County ...
Time Zone: Sumner County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Wellington is the Seat for Sumner County.
Sumner County was founded December 20, 1870 and was created by taking area from Butler County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sumner had a population of 22,836 people. This is a decrease of 5.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,118 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Sumner represented 0.85% of the total population of Kansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Sumner County:
- Argonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Conway Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geuda Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Hunnewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milan is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County (KS)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- South Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Websites specific to Sumner County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Sedgwick County
- Butler County
- Cowley County
- Kay County
- Grant County
- Harper County
- Kingman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |