Ford County
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Ford County is a county in southwestern Kansas known for its historic cattle town Dodge City and its role in the American Old West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ford County canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| borders |
Clark County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edwards County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Gray County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Hodgeman County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiowa County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Meade County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bucklin, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dodge City, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingsdown, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Spearville, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Wright, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Dodge City, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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cattle ranching ⓘ meatpacking industry ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Dodge City Regional Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Arkansas River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
center of frontier law enforcement in Dodge City
ⓘ
railhead for cattle drives ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Boot Hill Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dodge City Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudicialDistrict | Kansas 16th Judicial District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLawEnforcement | Ford County Sheriff’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
U.S. Route 283
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 400 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dodge City as a frontier cattle town
ⓘ
historic cattle industry ⓘ role in the American Old West ⓘ |
| largestCity | Dodge City, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansas
ⓘ
southwestern Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James H. Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | State of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.