Norton, Kansas

Norton is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Norton County. In 2010, 2,928 people lived there.
History.
Norton was created in 1872. It was named after Capt. Orloff Norton.
The first hotel in Norton was a log house. It was built in 1873.
One of the first pictures of a tornado was taken in Norton in 1909. The photographer was Will Keller.
Geography.
Norton is at (39.833338, -99.890899). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. The city is on the north side of Prairie Dog Creek in Norton County. Before the Bureau of Reclamation built Keith Sebelius Lake in 1963, Norton had a lot of floods. The dam has since fixed the problem, and it created the current reservoir that sits southwest of Norton. The Nebraska border is north of Norton.
People.
2010 census.
The 2010 census says that there were 2,928 people, 1,290 households, and 763 families living in Norton.