Douglas County, Kansas
Douglas County | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′N 95°14′W / 38.867°N 95.233°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
| Named after | Stephen Douglas |
| Seat | Lawrence |
| Largest city | Lawrence |
| Area | |
• Total | 475 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
| • Land | 456 sq mi (1,180 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (50 km2) 4.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 118,785 |
• Estimate (2023) | 120,553 |
| • Density | 260.5/sq mi (100.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
| Website | douglascountyks.org |
Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lawrence. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 118,785, making it the fifth-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named after Stephen Douglas, a U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate for the popular sovereignty choice in the Kansas slavery debate.
Douglas County comprises the Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.