title: Kiowa County, Kansas
text: Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,553 people lived there. The largest city and county seat is Greensburg.
  
  History
  
  19th century
  In 1867, Kiowa County was created. It was named after the Kiowa tribe.
  
  21st century
  On May 4, 2007, Greensburg was destroyed by an EF5 tornado during the May 2007 tornado outbreak.
  
  Geography
  Tthe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.03%) is water.
  
  Kiowa County has a lot of iron-rich meteorites in its soil. This is due to the Brenham meteor fall over 10 thousand years ago.
  
  People
  
  Government
  
  Presidential elections
  
  Kiowa County is very Republican. The only Democrat to ever win the county was been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
  
  Education
  
  Unified school districts
   Greensburg USD 422
   Mullinville USD 424
   Haviland USD 474
  
  Colleges
   Barclay College, Haviland
  
  Communities
  
  Incorporated cities
   Greensburg
   Haviland
   Mullinville
  
  References
  
  Notes
  
  More reading
   Standard Atlas of Kiowa County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1906.
  
  Other websites
  
  County
   
   Kiowa County - Directory of Public Officials
  Historical
   Kiowa County from American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP)
  Maps
   Kiowa County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
   Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
   Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
  
   
  1867 establishments in Kansas
  Kansas counties