Morton County, Kansas

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Morton County, Kansas is a sparsely populated county in the southwestern corner of Kansas known for its High Plains agriculture and proximity to the Colorado and Oklahoma borders.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Morton County, Kansas canonical 3

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kansas
agriculturalActivity dryland farming
irrigated agriculture
agriculturalProduction cattle ranching
sorghum
wheat
borderCharacteristic southwestern corner of Kansas
borderProximity near Colorado border
near Oklahoma border
borders Colorado
Oklahoma
climate semi-arid climate
country United States of America
countySeat Elkhart, Kansas
economicBase agriculture
governmentType county government
hasBorderWith Baca County, Colorado
Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Stanton County, Kansas
Stevens County, Kansas
Texas County, Oklahoma
hasJurisdiction Elkhart, Kansas
Rolla, Kansas
Rural unincorporated areas
knownFor High Plains agriculture
largestCity Elkhart, Kansas
locatedIn southwestern Kansas
linked to: Southwestern Kansas
locatedOn High Plains
linked to: High Plains region
namedAfter Oliver P. Morton
partOf High Plains region
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
regionType rural area
state Kansas
subdivisionOf State of Kansas
linked to: Kansas
subdivisionType county
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportationFeature U.S. highways and rural roads

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prowers County, Colorado borderedBy Morton County, Kansas
Southwestern Kansas contains Morton County, Kansas
Cimarron County, Oklahoma borders Morton County, Kansas