Dickinson County (county code DK) is a county in Central Kansas. In 2020, 18,402 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Abilene. Abilene is also the biggest city in Dickinson County.[2] The county was named after Daniel S. Dickinson.[3]
The first railroad in Dickinson County was built through it in 1866.[4]
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Topeka to Herington.[5] This main line connected Topeka, Valencia, Willard, Maple Hill, Vera, Paxico, McFarland, Alma, Volland, Alta Vista, Dwight, White City, Latimer, Herington.
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built through Dickinson County. There was a lot of controversy about tax exemption and environmental concerns.[6][7]
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 852 square miles (2,210 km2). Of that, 847 square miles (2,190 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.6%) is water.[8]
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