Coffey County, Kansas

Coffey County Education, Geography, and History

Coffey County is a county located in Eastern Kansas. Based on the 2010 census, the county population was 8,601. Coffey County was created on August 25, 1855. The county seat and most populous city is Burlington. The county is named in honor of Colonel A.M. Coffey, a member of the first Territorial Legislative Council.

Etymology - Origin of Coffey County Name

 The county is named in honor of Colonel  A. M. Coffey, a member of the first Territorial Legislative Council. Colonel Coffey died at Dodge City in 1879.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

Coffey County History

Coffey County, in the third tier of counties from the Missouri line, and the fourth tier from Oklahoma, is bounded on the north by Osage county; on the east by Franklin and Anderson; on the south by Woodson, and on the west by Greenwood and Lyon. Its area is 648 square miles, and it was named for Col. A. M. Coffey, a member of the first territorial legislature.

The boundaries of the county were fixed by act of the legislature in July, 1855, as follows: "Beginning at the southeast corner of Weller (Osage) county, thence south 24 miles; thence west 24 miles; thence north 24 miles, and thence east 24 miles to the place of beginning." Although the county was not yet organized a court was established at Hampden under Judge Cato, which the next year was moved to Le Roy. When the legislature officially organized the county in 1857 Le Roy was made the temporary county seat

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 654 square miles (1,690 km²), of which 627 square miles (1,620 km²) is land and 27 square miles (70 km²) (4.2%) is water.

Coffey county is located in east Kansas. This county is an agricultural county. The county is rolling prairie. The native trees are oak, hickory, hackberry, elm, black walnut, sycamore, soft maple, box elder, ash, locust and pecan. Sandstone, red ocher and clay for brick and tile are found in commercial quantities. There are many salt springs and marshes along the Neosho river. The county is under laid with natural gas. The Neosho river, the principal stream crosses in a southeasterly direction.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• North: Osage County
• Northeast: Franklin County
• East: Anderson County
• Southeast: Allen County
• South: Woodson County
• Southwest: Greenwood County
• Northwest: Lyon County
  

Education

Unified School Districts

Lebo-Waverly USD 243
Burlington USD 244
Leroy-Gridley USD 245

Compare More Colleges and Universities

Find more schools to match to your needs.

Start Now