Stevens County, Kansas

Stevens County
Stevens County Courthouse in Hugoton (2009)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°12′N 101°18′W / 37.200°N 101.300°W / 37.200; -101.300
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedAugust 3, 1886
Named afterThaddeus Stevens
SeatHugoton
Largest cityHugoton
Area
  Total
727 sq mi (1,880 km2)
  Land727 sq mi (1,880 km2)
  Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.02%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
5,250
  Estimate 
(2023)
5,077
  Density7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code620
Congressional district1st
Websitestevenscoks.org

Stevens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Hugoton. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,250. The county is named for Thaddeus Stevens, a Reconstruction era Pennsylvania politician.