Stafford County, Kansas
| Stafford County, Kansas | |
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| County | |
 Location in the U.S. state of Kansas |
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 Kansas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1879 |
| Named for | Lewis Stafford |
| Seat | St. John |
| Largest city | Stafford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 795 sq mi (2,059 km2) |
| • Land | 792 sq mi (2,051 km2) |
| • Water | 2.9 sq mi (8 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 4,437 |
| • Density | 5.6/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | StaffordCounty |
Coordinates: 38°04′N 98°43′W / 38.067°N 98.717°W
Stafford County (standard abbreviation: SF) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 4,437. Its county seat is St. John. The county is named in honor of Lewis Stafford, captain of Company E, First Kansas Infantry, who was killed at the Battle of Young's Point in Madison Parish, Louisiana on June 7, 1863.
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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