Kingman County, Kansas

Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 7,858 people lived there. The county seat is Kingman. Kingman is also the biggest city in Kingman County.
History.
19th century.
In 1872, Kingman County was created. It was named after Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
During the 1870s, Kingman County had a lot of bison. The old-time cowboy author Frank H. Maynard said he went there on his first buffalo hunt.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.4%) is water.
People.
Kingman County is included in the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.