Cloud

Formed March 27, 1867 (72^nd county)

Cloud County (9,034), Concordia (5,101)

The Modern concrete and glass building was constructed in 1958.  The building is on a square at Washington, 8^th, Broadway, and 9^th streets.  United States Highway 81 passes two blocks to the east.  The site features a memorial wall and the building has half marble walls.  Williamson-Loebsack and Associates were the architects.  Since its founding on March 27, 1867, a classic courthouse existed from 1889, also in Concordia, the only county seat.  The county was taken from Washington County as the 72^nd county.  The county is named for Colonel William F. Cloud.  The county seat is named for Concordia, Missouri.  Cloud County was the birthplace of 1 Kansas Governor, Frank Carlson. 

Cloud County government consists of a sheriff, a clerk, an attorney, a treasurer, a coroner, and an appraiser (executive).  It has 3 Commissioners (legislative.)  Seven District Court Judges serve Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, and Washington counties (judicial.) The county is in north central Kansas immediately north of Salina, Kansas.  The county is rectangular.  The county center is 8.1 miles South-Southwest of Concordia.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Republic, Washington, Clay, Ottawa, Mitchell, and Jewell counties.  Concordia is in the northern quarter of the county.  Concordia is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 56.5% of the county population. 

The area of the county is 716 square miles.  It is 65 out of 105 in the state.  It ranks 44 out of 105 in population in the state.  It has a density of 12.6 persons per square mile making it 46 out of 105 in the state.  Cloud County has 77.3% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 24 crosses east to west in the county from Clay County to Mitchell County.  United States Highway 81 goes north to south from Republic County to Ottawa County.  The Republic River cuts the northeast part of the county.  The county seat is pronounced KON-KOER-DEE-A.

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