Chase County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Cottonwood Falls. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,572. The county was named for Salmon Chase, a U.S. Senator from Ohio that was a Kansas statehood advocate.
Chase County Courthouse in Cottonwood Falls
Cottonwood Falls is the largest city and county seat of Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 851. It is located south of Strong City along the south side of the Cottonwood River.
Chase County Courthouse designed by Kansas State Capitol architect John G. Haskell
Looking northward toward the business district, as seen from Courthouse steps (2009)
1914 bridge over Cottonwood River in Cottonwood Falls (2012)
U.S. Post Office in Cottonwood Falls (2009)