Who is the Seward County County Attorney?

Russell Hasenbank is the County Attorney of Seward County, Kansas.

Who is the Seward County County Clerk?

Stacia D. Long is the County Clerk of Seward County, Kansas.

Who is the Seward County Register of Deeds?

Jill Garinger is the Register of Deeds of Seward County, Kansas.

Who is the Seward County Sheriff?

Gene Ward is the Sheriff of Seward County, Kansas.

Who is the Seward County County Treasurer?

Mary Rose is the County Treasurer of Seward County, Kansas.

Who are the Seward County commissioners?

Todd Stanton (District 1); Clay Louderback (District 2); Jairo Vazquez (District 3); John Mettlen (District 4); Steven A. Helm (District 5).

What is the population of Seward County?

About 21,486 people, with a median age of 31; the median household income is $63,827 and 12.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Seward County?

3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 409 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,937, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Seward County?

13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 3 township, 3 school district and 4 special district governments.

Seward County, KS elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Seward County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Seward County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Todd Stanton source
County Commissioner, District 2	Clay Louderback Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Jairo Vazquez Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	John Mettlen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Steven A. Helm source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Attorney	Russell Hasenbank source
County Clerk	Stacia D. Long source
Register of Deeds	Jill Garinger source
Sheriff	Gene Ward source
County Treasurer	Mary Rose source

How many local governments Seward County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Seward County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (2 municipal, 3 township)	5	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	4	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Seward County

21,486people

31median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,827 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

11.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$136,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

29.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12.5%U.S.: 8.4%

33.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

28.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 67.4% · White 25.1% · Black 2.9% · Asian 2.4% · Other or more than one race 2.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Seward County

3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Kansas: 3.8%.

409people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,528people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,937in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.7%	409	10,528	10,937
August 2026	4.0%	438	10,555	10,993
July 2026	4.1%	446	10,451	10,897
June 2026	4.1%	448	10,537	10,985
May 2026	3.7%	401	10,540	10,941
April 2026	3.3%	363	10,572	10,935
March 2026	3.7%	413	10,721	11,134
February 2026	3.9%	441	10,802	11,243
January 2026	3.7%	405	10,651	11,056
December 2025	2.9%	326	10,969	11,295
November 2025	2.9%	321	10,820	11,141
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.2%	350	10,694	11,044
August 2025	3.4%	375	10,747	11,122
July 2025	3.9%	429	10,647	11,076
June 2025	3.5%	395	10,745	11,140
May 2025	3.1%	337	10,601	10,938
April 2025	2.9%	320	10,647	10,967
March 2025	3.3%	364	10,704	11,068
February 2025	3.2%	351	10,746	11,097
January 2025	2.9%	323	10,835	11,158
December 2024	2.5%	274	10,819	11,093
November 2024	2.5%	276	10,737	11,013
October 2024	2.9%	327	10,852	11,179

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.2%	354	10,741	11,095
2024	3.0%	329	10,610	10,939
2023	2.5%	266	10,491	10,757
2022	2.4%	266	10,595	10,861
2021	2.7%	299	10,644	10,943
2020	3.8%	417	10,458	10,875
2019	2.8%	302	10,322	10,624
2018	3.0%	316	10,340	10,656
2017	3.2%	353	10,566	10,919
2016	4.0%	459	10,915	11,374

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Kansas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.8% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Seward County

260.4 per 100,0002025. Kansas: 457.2.

838.0 per 100,0002025. Kansas: 1,796.5.

1murders2025, 55 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	55	260.4	177	838.0
2024	63	299.8	267	1,270.5
2023	65	307.5	221	1,045.4
2022	75	345.8	233	1,074.2
2021	114	543.9	262	1,250.1
2018	71	323.2	328	1,492.9
2017	82	362.1	319	1,408.8
2016	52	225.5	339	1,469.8

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Liberal Police Department	2025	53	169	19,048
Seward County Sheriff's Office	2025	2	8	2,073

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Kansas · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.60 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 21,121 people.

55sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

45civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Liberal Police Department	37	14	19,048
Seward County Sheriff's Office	18	31	2,073

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	55	2.60	45	2
2024	54	2.57	25	2
2023	49	2.32	26	2
2022	46	2.12	25	2
2021	49	2.34	24	2
2020	54	2.55	18	2
2019	50	2.32	38	2
2017	50	2.21	37	2
2016	50	2.17	40	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Seward County County Attorney?: Russell Hasenbank is the County Attorney of Seward County, Kansas.
Who is the Seward County County Clerk?: Stacia D. Long is the County Clerk of Seward County, Kansas.
Who is the Seward County Register of Deeds?: Jill Garinger is the Register of Deeds of Seward County, Kansas.
Who is the Seward County Sheriff?: Gene Ward is the Sheriff of Seward County, Kansas.
Who is the Seward County County Treasurer?: Mary Rose is the County Treasurer of Seward County, Kansas.
Who are the Seward County commissioners?: Todd Stanton (District 1); Clay Louderback (District 2); Jairo Vazquez (District 3); John Mettlen (District 4); Steven A. Helm (District 5).
What is the population of Seward County?: About 21,486 people, with a median age of 31; the median household income is $63,827 and 12.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Seward County?: 3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 409 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,937, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Seward County?: 13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 3 township, 3 school district and 4 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county's own website, the Secretary of State's list of county election officers (the county clerks) and its 2024 official vote totals (district attorneys); officials appointed since a page was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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