Stafford County, Kansas

Stafford County
Stafford County Museum in Stafford (2017)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°04′00″N 98°43′00″W / 38.0667°N 98.7167°W / 38.0667; -98.7167
Country United States
State Kansas
Founded1879
Named afterLewis Stafford
SeatSt. John
Largest citySt. John
Area
  Total
795 sq mi (2,060 km2)
  Land792 sq mi (2,050 km2)
  Water2.9 sq mi (8 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,072
  Density5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
WebsiteStaffordCounty.org

Stafford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is St. John. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,072. The county is named in honor of Lewis Stafford, a captain of Company E, First Kansas Infantry, who died at the Battle of Young's Point during the Civil War.