Bourbon County, Kansas

Bourbon County, Kansas, has 14,319 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fort Scott. It uses Central Time and covers 635 sq mi (1,646 km²) of land.

Bourbon County in Kansas

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Resident population, July 2025: 14,319
Land area: 635 sq mi (1,646 km²)
County seat or government: Fort Scott
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $59,238 ± $7,304
Median home value: $113,800 ± $7,418
Median rent, with utilities: $752 ± $47
Homes lived in by their owners: 74% ± 2.4 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Pittsburg, KS micro area and Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
Water area: 3.63 sq mi (9.4 km²)
State: Kansas
County code (FIPS): 20011
Coordinates (central point): 37.856100, -94.850928

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Time zones in Bourbon County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

6670111,503 people
66779892 people
66755890 people
66716813 people
66780674 people
66010626 people
66769520 people
66711478 people
66754344 people
66772288 people
66746247 people
66738173 people

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66741144 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Bourbon County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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Townships in Bourbon County, largest first

Scott Township2,705 people
Marion Township1,583 people
Freedom Township476 people
Marmaton Township470 people
Pawnee Township315 people
Drywood Township289 people
Mill Creek Township279 people
Timberhill Township259 people
Franklin Township253 people
Osage Township128 people
Walnut Township82 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Kansas, by county

School districts in Bourbon County, largest first

Fort Scott Unified School District 23411,731 people
Girard Unified School District 2485,247 people
Jayhawk Unified School District 3463,039 people
Uniontown Unified School District 2352,569 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

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Areas that only touch the edge

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