Kay County is named for the original name “K County” as the Oklahoma area moved from a territory to a state.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Sumner County, Kansas and Cowley County, Kansas
E – Osage County
S – Noble County
W – Grant County
Created: November 6, 1893 
County Seat:
Newkirk 1895 – present
County Courthouse – Newkirk
Location: 201 South Main Street / West 8th Street
Built: 1925 – 1926
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Clyde H Woodruff
Contractor: D C Bass & Sons of Enid
Description: The building faces east and is a four story buff colored stone and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Newkirk. The basement is raised. The east front has a large portico supported by six high Ionic columns rising to a header at the roof line. Behind the header is a small recessed fourth attic story forming a “+” with pediments on each side and having a hipped tiled roof. A wide cornice runs below the roof line. The building houses the County District Court of the 8th Judicial District.
See: The contractor, D C Bass & Sons Construction of Enid, constructed courthouses in Major County and Woodward County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Kay County Courthouse
See: The 8th Judicial District includes Noble County.
History: The county was created in 1893 and Newkirk was selected as the county seat in 1895 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was a two story structure built in 1898. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1925 to 1926.
County Courthouse – Newkirk
Photos taken 2010