Map of Grant County, Kansas

Grant County (county code GT) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,352. Its county seat and only city is Ulysses. Both the county and its seat are named after Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.

Grant County overview:
Name:	Grant County
FIPS code:	20-067
State:	Kansas
Founded:	March 20, 1873
Named for:	Ulysses S. Grant
Seat:	Ulysses
Largest city:	Ulysses
Total Area:	575 sq mi (1,490 km²)
Land Area:	575 sq mi (1,490 km²)
Total Population:	7,352
Population Density:	12.8/sq mi (4.9/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:	GrantCoKS.org

Grant County location map. Where is Grant County?

Grant County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Grant County. — Location of Grant County in the the United States.

Grant County location on the Kansas map. Where is Grant County. — Location of Grant County in Kansas.

History

In 1873, the part of Kansas west of Range 25 was divided into 25 new counties. The new counties were Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Thomas, Sherman, Lane, Buffalo, Foote, Meade, Scott, Sequoyah, Arapahoe, Seward, Wichita, Kearny, Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Kansas, Stevens, and Grant.

Grant County, Kansas was named after Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877), and incumbent president at the time of the county’s formation. The initial survey establishing county boundaries was in the summer of 1874.

In 1883, Kearny, Sequoyah, Arapahoe, Kansas, Stevens, Meade, Clark and Grant counties disappeared. Hamilton, Ford, Seward, and Hodgeman counties enlarged and Finney County was created. Grant County was split with the western portion becoming a part of Hamilton County and the eastern portion becoming a part of the newly created Finney County.

On June 9, 1888, Grant County was again established as a Kansas county, with original county boundaries, with the first officers of the new Grant County being sworn in on June 18, 1888.

In October 1888, the county seat election for Grant County resulted in victory for Ulysses, Kansas, election results were:.

Early Day Settlements

“Old” Ulysses, subsequently moved to New Ulysses in 1909
Surprise-Tilden
Cincinnati-Appomattox
Shockey (Shockeyville)
Golden
Zionville
Lawson
Waterford
Gognac
Spurgeon

Grant County Road Map

Grant CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Grant County, Kansas. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Grant CountyMap — Grant Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km), of which 575 square miles (1,490 km) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) (0.06%) is water.