Stafford is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 959. It is located along Highwa…Stafford is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 959. It is located along Highway 50. Stafford was founded in 1878. Like Stafford County, the city was named for Lewis Stafford, a casualty in the Civil War. Stafford was destroyed by a tornado in 1882, and rebuilt within a year. Stafford was incorporated as a city in 1885.