Russell County, Kansas
| Russell County, Kansas | |
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Russell County Courthouse in Russell
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 26, 1867 |
| Named for | Alva P. Russell |
| Seat | Russell |
| Largest city | Russell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 899 sq mi (2,328 km2) |
| • Land | 886 sq mi (2,295 km2) |
| • Water | 13 sq mi (34 km2), 1.5% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 6,970 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | County Website |
Coordinates: 38°55′N 98°46′W / 38.917°N 98.767°W
Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,970. The largest city and county seat is Russell.
Russell, the county seat, was the home of former U.S. Senate Majority leader and 1996 GOP presidential nominee Robert Dole for many years. It was also the boyhood home of U.S. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who was born in Wichita.
For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
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