{"id":3764,"date":"2023-06-01T20:45:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T20:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:13","slug":"pawnee-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/pawnee-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Pawnee County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pawnee County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the Arkansas River in the central part of the state. It had a population of 6,253 at the 2020 census and covers 755 square miles (1,960 km2) centred near 38\u00b009\u2032N 99\u00b012\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Larned is the county seat, and its postal code is 67550. The county has three other incorporated cities &mdash; Burdett, Garfield and Rozel &mdash; plus a handful of unincorporated communities and 21 civil townships. Pawnee County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Pawnee County<\/h2>\n<p>Pawnee County has four incorporated cities, Larned serving as both the county seat and the only city large enough to run its own municipal services, and a scatter of unincorporated communities and rail sidings across the wheat country to the east and west. The table below marks incorporated places as City, unincorporated communities as Unincorp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Larned<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>4,152<\/td>\n<td>67550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Burdett<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Garfield<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rozel<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67574<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ash Valley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frizell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sanford<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zook<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>67550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two names from the old listing are dropped rather than published without a source &mdash; see the notes for &ldquo;Bert Wettar,&rdquo; &ldquo;Hamburg,&rdquo; &ldquo;Ray,&rdquo; &ldquo;Vaughn&rdquo; and &ldquo;Village MH Park,&rdquo; none of which trace to a verifiable Pawnee County place.<\/p>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<p>Pawnee County is divided into 21 civil townships: Ash Valley, Browns Grove, Conkling, Garfield, Grant, Keysville, Larned, Lincoln, Logan, Morton, Orange, Pawnee, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Ridge, Pleasant Valley, River, Santa Fe, Sawmill, Shiley, Valley Center and Walnut. Current per-township population figures are not published by the Census Bureau for this county, so they are omitted here rather than estimated.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>67550 &mdash; Larned (also serves Ash Valley, Frizell, Sanford and Zook)<\/li>\n<li>67523 &mdash; Burdett<\/li>\n<li>67529 &mdash; Garfield<\/li>\n<li>67574 &mdash; Rozel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The unincorporated communities scattered around the county share Larned&rsquo;s 67550 ZIP, since none has its own post office.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Pawnee County sits on the flat to gently rolling High Plains of central Kansas, split by the Arkansas River and Pawnee River valleys, which meet near Larned. Farmland and rangeland cover most of the county, with sandhill terrain along the Arkansas in the southeast. Pawnee County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ness-county\/\">Ness County<\/a> to the northwest, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/rush-county-kansas\/\">Rush County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/barton-county\/\">Barton County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/stafford-county\/\">Stafford County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/edwards-county-kansas\/\">Edwards County<\/a> to the south and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hodgeman-county\/\">Hodgeman County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Pawnee County had 6,253 residents at the 2020 census. Larned is by far the largest community, with Garfield a distant second among the incorporated cities. Median household income in the county runs well below the Kansas median of $70,333, reflecting the area&rsquo;s reliance on agriculture and a state-hospital workforce rather than higher-wage sectors. Population density works out to roughly 8 people per square mile, among the lowest in the state.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture anchors the county economy &mdash; winter wheat, grain sorghum, corn and cattle feedlots dominate the land around Larned, Burdett, Garfield and Rozel. Larned State Hospital, a state psychiatric facility, has long been one of the county&rsquo;s largest employers alongside the school district and county government. Fort Larned National Historic Site, just west of town, draws visitors tracing the old Santa Fe Trail.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Pawnee County was established by the Kansas legislature on February 26, 1867, and organized in 1872, taking its name from the Pawnee people who once ranged the region. The U.S. Army built Fort Larned in 1859 to guard Santa Fe Trail wagon trains and later supported campaigns led by General Winfield Scott Hancock and Lt. Col. George Custer against Plains tribes during the 1860s; the fort is preserved today as a National Historic Site.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Great Bend &mdash; 20 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Dodge City &mdash; 45 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Hutchinson &mdash; 70 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Wichita &mdash; 110 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>U.S. Route 56 and U.S. Route 156\/183 cross at Larned, linking the county to Great Bend and Dodge City. The nearest commercial airport is Great Bend Municipal Airport, with wider service available at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Pawnee County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in central Kansas, along the Arkansas River, about 45 miles northeast of Dodge City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Pawnee County?<\/strong><br \/>6,253 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Pawnee County?<\/strong><br \/>755 square miles (1,960 km2), of which 754 square miles is land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Pawnee County?<\/strong><br \/>Larned is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Pawnee County?<\/strong><br \/>Four incorporated cities &mdash; Larned, Burdett, Garfield and Rozel &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Pawnee County?<\/strong><br \/>67550 (Larned), 67523 (Burdett), 67529 (Garfield) and 67574 (Rozel).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Pawnee County named after?<\/strong><br \/>The Pawnee people, who historically ranged across the central Great Plains.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/kansas\/\">Towns and villages in Kansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pawnee County is a county in Kansas, United States, on the Arkansas River in the central part of the state. It had a population of 6,253 at the 2020 census and covers 755 square miles (1,960 km2) centred near 38\u00b009\u2032N 99\u00b012\u2032W. Larned is the county seat, and its postal code is 67550. 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