Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
County or equivalent
Location overview
Sedgwick County is in south-central Kansas, with Wichita as its county seat and largest city. The Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers meet at Wichita, and their valleys run through a landscape of broad lowlands and gently rising prairie. The county was established in 1867 and named for Union Army Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick. Its communities include smaller cities and towns around the Wichita urban area. Agriculture, transportation and Wichita’s commercial activity have long connected the county’s rural and urban parts.