Barber County (county code BA) is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was 5,307 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 4,974 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge.
Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Barber County has remained a prohibition, or "...
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Barber County (county code BA) is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was 5,307 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be 4,974 in the year 2006. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge.
Although the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, Barber County has remained a prohibition, or "dry", county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,136 square miles (2,943 km²), of which 1,134 square miles (2,937 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5 km²), or 0.18%, is water.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
Barber County's population was estimated to be 4,974 in the year 2006, a decrease of 318, or -6.0%, over the previous six years.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 5,307 people, 2,235 households, and 1,510 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square...
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