Wallace County, Kansas

Wallace County
County
Wallace County courthouse in Sharon Springs (2010)
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°45′52″N 101°34′33″W / 38.7644°N 101.5758°W / 38.7644; -101.5758
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	1868
Named for	W. H. L. Wallace
Seat	Sharon Springs
Largest city	Sharon Springs
Area
• Total	914 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Land	914 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.01%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	1,512
• Density	1.7/sq mi (0.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	wallacecounty.net

Wallace County (standard abbreviation: WA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020 census, 1,512 people lived there.^[1] This would make it the county in Kansas with the second-least number of people living in it. Its county seat is Sharon Springs.^[2] The county was created in 1868. It was named after Brigadier general W.H.L. Wallace, who was a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a casualty of the Battle of Shiloh.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Wallace County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.