Finney County, Kansas
Finney County | |
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Finney County Courthouse in Garden City (2015) | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′38″N 100°51′21″W / 37.9606°N 100.8558°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Founded | February 22, 1883 |
| Named after | David W. Finney |
| Seat | Garden City |
| Largest city | Garden City |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,303 sq mi (3,370 km2) |
| • Land | 1,302 sq mi (3,370 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.05% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,470 |
| • Density | 29.5/sq mi (11.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | FinneyCounty.org |
Finney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Garden City. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 38,470. The county was named for David Finney, the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1881 to 1885. In 2020, 51.4 percent of the population in the county was Hispanic, one of a few counties in Kansas with a Hispanic majority population.