Edwards County, Kansas

Edwards County (county code ED) is a county in the U.S. states of Kansas. In 2010, 3,037 people lived there. Its county seat is Kinsley. Kinsley is also the biggest city in Edwards County. The county was created in 1874. It was named after W. C. Edwards, of Hutchinson, a pioneer settler, who played an active role in its creation.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.01%) is water.
Geographic Features.
The Arkansas River goes through Edwards County from the southwest corner to the Pawnee County line near U.S. Route 56.
Major highways.
Three U.S. Routes go through Edwards County. They all meet in Kinsley. An east-west route, U.S. Route 50 goes around Belpre and Lewis before connecting with westbound U.S. Route 56 in Kinsley. The single road then goes through Offerle and west into Ford County. U.S. Route 183 goes from Kiowa County in the south to Kinsley, where it connects east U.S. 56 as a single highway to Pawnee County. K-19 starts at U.S. Route 50 near Belpre, and goes north into Pawnee County.