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Finney County (county code FI) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 36,776.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20055.html )〕 Its county seat and most populous city is Garden City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Finney County is included in the Garden City, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== Finney County began about 1880 as Buffalo County and Sequoyah County, named after Sequoyah, the Cherokee Indian responsible for the development of the Cherokee alphabet. The two counties were renamed Finney County in honor of then Lieutenant Governor David Wesley Finney. The county grew to the current shape after Garfield County was annexed to it in 1893. The northeast block, separate from the otherwise rectangular area, represents what at one time was Garfield County, which is now occupied partially by the Garfield Township.〔''Kansas Place-Names'', John Rydjord, University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, ISBN 0-8061-0994-7〕 Charles "Buffalo" Jones, a co-founder of Garden City, was the first member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Finney County. He was known for his efforts to preserve the buffalo from extinction.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Buffalo Jones )〕 Between 2007 and 2008 Finney County became majority-minority.〔Callebs, Sean. "(Whites become minority in Kansas county )." ''CNN''. May 22, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Finney County, Kansas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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