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Gray County, Kansas
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Date Established: |
March 13, 1881 |
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Date Organized: |
July 20, 1887 |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Cimarron |
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Origin of Name: |
Organized July 20, 1887.
Named for Alfred Gray (1830-1880), secretary of the Kansas Board
of Agriculture. |
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History: |
Gray was created by combining Foote County with the southern half
of Buffalo County.
Cimarron and Ingalls were rival candidates for the county seat.
The voting took place on 31 Oct 1885 and both towns claimed
victory. Both were armed to the teeth, and the governor was
forced to send a detachment of militia to keep the peace. The
county offices were moved to Ingalls in 1887, but after several
rounds of litigation Cimarron emerged the winner. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Cimarron Township |
2,379 |
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Copeland Township |
540 |
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East Hess Township |
372 |
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Foote Township |
126 |
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Hess Township |
[defunct] |
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Ingalls Township |
646 |
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Logan Township |
216 |
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Montezuma Township |
1,625 |
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Richland Township |
[defunct] |
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West Hess Township |
[defunct] |
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Total population: |
5,904 |
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Population: |
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1890 |
 (2,415)
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1900 |
 (1,264)
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1910 |
 (3,121)
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1920 |
 (4,711)
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1930 |
 (6,211)
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1940 |
 (4,773)
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1950 |
 (4,894)
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1960 |
 (4,380)
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1970 |
 (4,516)
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1980 |
 (5,138)
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1990 |
 (5,396)
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2000 |
 (5,904) |
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Greeley County,
Kansas
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Date Established: |
March 20, 1873 |
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Date Organized: |
July 09, 1888 |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Tribune |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of Horace Greeley (1811-1872), the famed founder and
editor of the New York Tribune, who advocated support of land
grants for farmers and a government-financed railroad to the
Pacific. Greeley argued that the settlement of the west by small
farmers held the key to economic and social renewal in the
United States, then torn by class and regional differences. He
is best remembered for his advice, "Go west, young man." |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Colony Township |
172 |
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Harrison Township |
107 |
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Tribune Township |
1,255 |
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Total population: |
1,534 |
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1880 |
 (3)
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1890 |
 (1,264)
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1900 |
 (493)
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1910 |
 (1,335)
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1920 |
 (1,028)
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1930 |
 (1,712)
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1940 |
 (1,638)
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1950 |
 (2,010)
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1960 |
(2,087)
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1970 |
 (1,819)
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1980 |
 (1,845)
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1990 |
 (1,774)
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2000 |
 (1,534)
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Greenwood County,
Kansas
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Date Established: |
August 25, 1855 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Eureka |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of Alfred B. Greenwood (1811-1889), U.S. congressman
from Arkansas and later commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Organized in 1862. The county received its name as a compliment
to Alfred B. Greenwood, who, about the time of the organization
of the territory, was commissioner of Indian Affairs. He
negotiated treaties on behalf of the United States with the Sac
and Fox and other tribes in southern Kansas. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Eureka (city) |
2,914 |
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Bachelor Township |
230 |
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Eureka Township |
451 |
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Fall River Township |
229 |
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Janesville Township |
548 |
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Lane Township |
167 |
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Madison Township |
1,155 |
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Otter Creek Township |
211 |
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Pleasant Grove Township |
52 |
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Quincy Township |
163 |
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Salem Township |
35 |
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Salt Springs Township |
463 |
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Shell Rock Township |
173 |
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South Salem Township |
127 |
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Spring Creek Township |
154 |
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Twin Grove Township |
601 |
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Total population: |
7,673 |
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Population: |
|
1860 |
 (759)
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1870 |
 (3,484)
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1880 |
 (10,548)
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1890 |
 (16,309)
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1900 |
 (16,196)
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1910 |
 (16,060)
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1920 |
(14,715)
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1930 |
(19,235)
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1940 |
 (16,495)
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1950 |
(13,574)
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1960 |
 (11,253)
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1970 |
 (9,141)
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1980 |
 (8,764)
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1990 |
 (7,847)
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2000 |
 (7,673)
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Hamilton County,
Kansas
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Date Established: |
March 20, 1873 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Syracuse |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), Revolutionary War
veteran, author of The Federalist, and the first Secretary of
the Treasury for the young United States. Hamilton was killed in
a duel with Aaron Burr. Organized January 29, 1886. |
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Description and history: |
The Arkansas river, the Santa Fe railroad, and highway US 50,
running almost together, divide the county and join all of its
towns. If you leave the valley, you'll be in the rolling high
plains.
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For about
five miles just west of Syracuse, highway US 50 follows the
original path of the mountain route of the Santa Fe Trail.
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If you
look off to the North from highway US 50 in Coolidge, you
can see the old stone water tower.
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If you're
feeling a little more adventurous, take the river road along
the south side of the river from Syracuse to Coolidge.
You'll have cottonwoods on one side and pastures on the
other.
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There is
a sinkhole about seven miles south of Coolidge. It's not
very impressive, but the drive down to see it gives a good
sense of the countryside.
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In 1900,
Mayline was a tiny town on the AT&SF halfway between Kendall
and Syracuse. The 1927-1928 Report from the State Board of
Agriculture makes no mention of it.
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The
Northrup Theater in Syracuse opened April 7, 1930 with
"Footlights and Fools" starring Colleen Moore. The ornate
"art deco" paint job on the interior was added in the
forties. The building has been restored and is operated by
the Chamber of Commerce.
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The
Donahue Memorial Hospital in Syracuse has been replaced but
the gracious old three-story brick building still stands on
a tree-covered site high above most of town.
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Bear Creek Township |
69 |
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Coolidge Township |
128 |
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Kendall Township |
101 |
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Lamont Township |
89 |
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Liberty Township |
38 |
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Medway Township |
53 |
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Richland Township |
27 |
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Syracuse Township |
2,165 |
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Total population: |
2,670 |
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Population: |
|
1880 |
 (168)
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1890 |
(2,027)
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1900 |
(1,426)
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1910 |
 (3,360)
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1920 |
 (2,586)
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1930 |
 (3,328)
|
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1940 |
 (2,645)
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1950 |
(3,696)
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1960 |
(3,144)
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1970 |
 (2,747)
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1980 |
 (2,514)
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1990 |
 (2,388)
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2000 |
 (2,670)
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Harper County, Kansas
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Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Anthony |
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Origin of Name: |
In memory of Sgt. Marion Harper of Co. E, Second Kansas Cavalry,
who died at Waldron, Ark., on 30 Dec 1863 of wounds received the
previous day. |
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History: |
Organized in 1873. The organization of this county was one of
the most glaring frauds ever perpetrated in the State.
Attorney-General Williams, in his official report, says: "It is
not pretended that Harper county ever had an inhabitant." The
form of its organization was legal on paper, and that is all.
In 1878 the organization became legal. The county was named in
memory of Marion Harper, first sergeant of Company E, Second
Regiment Kansas Cavalry. He was mortally wounded at Waldron,
Ark., December 29, 1863, and died the following day. His
comrades say he took his death coolly. When brought in wounded,
he proposed a wager that in so many hours he would be dead; the
bet was taken, and Marion Harper won. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Anthony (city) |
2,440 |
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Harper (city) |
1,567 |
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Anthony Township |
[defunct] |
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Banner Township |
[defunct] |
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Berlin Township |
[defunct] |
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Blaine Township |
[defunct] |
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Chicaskia Township |
[defunct] |
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Eagle Township |
[defunct] |
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Empire Township |
[defunct] |
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Garden Township |
[defunct] |
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Grant Township |
[defunct] |
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Greene Township |
[defunct] |
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Harper Township |
[defunct] |
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Lake Township |
[defunct] |
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Lawn Township |
[defunct] |
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Liberty Township |
[defunct] |
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Odell Township |
[defunct] |
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Pilot Knob Township |
[defunct] |
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Ruella Township |
[defunct] |
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Silver Creek Township |
[defunct] |
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Spring Township |
[defunct] |
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Stohrville Township |
[defunct] |
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Township No. 1 |
1,000 |
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Township No. 2 |
144 |
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Township No. 3 |
394 |
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Township No. 4 |
232 |
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Township No. 5 |
463 |
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Township No. 6 |
296 |
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Total population: |
6,536 |
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1880 |
 (4,133)
|
|
1890 |
 (13,266)
|
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1900 |
(10,310)
|
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1910 |
(14,748)
|
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1920 |
 (13,656)
|
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1930 |
(12,823)
|
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1940 |
 (12,068)
|
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1950 |
(10,263)
|
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1960 |
(9,541)
|
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1970 |
 (7,871)
|
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1980 |
 (7,778)
|
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1990 |
 (7,124)
|
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2000 |
 (6,536)
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Harvey County, Kansas
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Date Established: |
March 07, 1872 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
 |
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County Seat: |
Newton |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of James M. Harvey (1833-1894), governor of Kansas and
U.S. senator. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Halstead (city) |
1,873 |
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Newton (city) |
17,190 |
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Alta Township |
221 |
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Burrton Township |
1,143 |
|
Darlington Township |
601 |
|
Emma Township |
4,181 |
|
Garden Township |
294 |
|
Halstead Township |
353 |
|
Highland Township |
415 |
|
Lake Township |
173 |
|
Lakin Township |
357 |
|
Macon Township |
1,056 |
|
Newton Township |
1,950 |
|
Pleasant Township |
439 |
|
Richland Township |
360 |
|
Sedgwick Township |
1,711 |
|
Walton Township |
552 |
|
Total population: |
32,869 |
|
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1880 |
 (11,451)
|
|
1890 |
 (17,601)
|
|
1900 |
(17,591)
|
|
1910 |
 (19,200)
|
|
1920 |
 (20,744)
|
|
1930 |
 (22,120)
|
|
1940 |
 (21,712)
|
|
1950 |
(21,698)
|
|
1960 |
(25,865)
|
|
1970 |
(27,236)
|
|
1980 |
(30,531)
|
|
1990 |
 (31,028)
|
|
2000 |
(32,869)
|
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Haskell County,
Kansas
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Date Established: |
March 23, 1887 |
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Date Organized: |
July 01, 1887 |
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Location: |
 |
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County Seat: |
Sublette |
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Origin of Name: |
Named in honor of Dudley C. Haskell (1842-1883), of Lawrence, who
died while serving the State as Congressman, December 16, 1883. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Dudley Township |
1,814 |
|
Haskell Township |
1,971 |
|
Lockport Township |
522 |
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Total population: |
4,307 |
|
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1890 |
 (1,077)
|
|
1900 |
 (457)
|
|
1910 |
 (993)
|
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1920 |
 (1,455)
|
|
1930 |
 (2,805)
|
|
1940 |
(2,088)
|
|
1950 |
(2,606)
|
|
1960 |
 (2,990)
|
|
1970 |
(3,672)
|
|
1980 |
 (3,814)
|
|
1990 |
(3,886)
|
|
2000 |
(4,307) |
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Hodgeman County,
Kansas
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Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Jetmore |
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Origin of Name: |
Organized in 1879. County seat Jetmore. Named in honor of Amos
Hodgman, Captain of Company H, Seventh Kansas Cavalry. He died
on October 16, 1863, near Oxford, Miss., of wounds received in
an action at Wyatt, Miss., October 10, 1863. The name should be
spelled Hodgman without the e--it was so spelled in the
original statute of 1868 which created the county, but by
accident--probably--in the statute which defined its boundaries
in 1873, the e was inserted. Of course it is legally Hodgeman,
and must remain orthographically incorrect until changed by
legislative enactment. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Benton Township |
48 |
|
Center Township |
1,121 |
|
Hallet Township |
62 |
|
Marena Township |
432 |
|
North Roscoe Township |
51 |
|
Sawlog Township |
93 |
|
South Roscoe Township |
76 |
|
Sterling Township |
144 |
|
Valley Township |
58 |
|
Total population: |
2,085 |
|
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1880 |
 (1,704)
|
|
1890 |
 (2,395)
|
|
1900 |
 (2,032)
|
|
1910 |
 (2,930)
|
|
1920 |
 (3,734)
|
|
1930 |
 (4,157)
|
|
1940 |
 (3,535)
|
|
1950 |
 (3,310)
|
|
1960 |
 (3,115)
|
|
1970 |
 (2,662)
|
|
1980 |
 (2,269)
|
|
1990 |
 (2,177)
|
|
2000 |
 (2,085)
|
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Jackson County,
Kansas
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Date Established: |
February 11, 1859 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
 |
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County Seat: |
Holton |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), soldier (victor at the
Battle of New Orleans in 1815) and seventh president of the
United States. Organized in 1873. Originally Calhoun, in honor
of John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina, changed in 1859 to
Jackson. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Holton (city) |
3,353 |
|
Adrian Township |
150 |
|
Banner Township |
300 |
|
Cedar Township |
1,254 |
|
Douglas Township |
2,135 |
|
Franklin Township |
776 |
|
Garfield Township |
624 |
|
Grant Township |
212 |
|
Jefferson Township |
494 |
|
Liberty Township |
513 |
|
Lincoln Township |
1,046 |
|
Netawaka Township |
361 |
|
Soldier Township |
403 |
|
Straight Creek Township |
158 |
|
Washington Township |
516 |
|
Whiting Township |
362 |
|
Total population: |
12,657 |
|
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1860 |
 (1,936)
|
|
1870 |
 (6,053)
|
|
1880 |
 (10,718)
|
|
1890 |
(14,626)
|
|
1900 |
(17,117)
|
|
1910 |
 (16,861)
|
|
1920 |
 (15,495)
|
|
1930 |
 (14,776)
|
|
1940 |
 (13,382)
|
|
1950 |
 (11,098)
|
|
1960 |
 (10,309)
|
|
1970 |
(10,342)
|
|
1980 |
 (11,644)
|
|
1990 |
 (11,525)
|
|
2000 |
 (12,657) |
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Jefferson County,
Kansas
|
Date Established: |
August 25, 1855 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
 |
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County Seat: |
Oskaloosa |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the author of the
Declaration of Independence and the third president of the
United States. Organized in 1855. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Delaware Township |
2,034 |
|
Fairview Township |
1,510 |
|
Jefferson Township |
1,240 |
|
Kaw Township |
1,409 |
|
Kentucky Township |
1,576 |
|
Norton Township |
955 |
|
Oskaloosa Township |
2,142 |
|
Ozawkie Township |
1,408 |
|
Rock Creek Township |
2,718 |
|
Rural Township |
804 |
|
Sarcoxie Township |
958 |
|
Union Township |
1,672 |
|
Total population: |
18,426 |
|
|
|
 |
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Population: |
|
1860 |
 (4,459)
|
|
1870 |
 (12,526)
|
|
1880 |
 (15,563)
|
|
1890 |
 (16,620)
|
|
1900 |
 (17,533)
|
|
1910 |
 (15,826)
|
|
1920 |
 (14,750)
|
|
1930 |
 (14,129)
|
|
1940 |
 (12,718)
|
|
1950 |
(11,084)
|
|
1960 |
 (11,252)
|
|
1970 |
(11,945)
|
|
1980 |
 (15,207)
|
|
1990 |
(15,905)
|
|
2000 |
(18,426)
|
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Jewell County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1887 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
 |
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County Seat: |
Mankato |
|
Origin of Name: |
In honor of Lt. Col. Lewis R. Jewell of the Sixth Kansas Cavalry,
who died 30 Nov 1862 of wounds received in action at Cane Hill,
Arkansas, on 28 Nov 1862. Organized in 1870. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Allen Township |
43 |
|
Athens Township |
74 |
|
Browns Creek Township |
64 |
|
Buffalo Township |
574 |
|
Burr Oak Township |
338 |
|
Calvin Township |
65 |
|
Center Township |
1,100 |
|
Erving Township |
60 |
|
Esbon Township |
222 |
|
Grant Township |
220 |
|
Harrison Township |
52 |
|
Highland Township |
49 |
|
Holmwood Township |
49 |
|
Ionia Township |
100 |
|
Jackson Township |
123 |
|
Limestone Township |
49 |
|
Montana Township |
93 |
|
Odessa Township |
34 |
|
Prairie Township |
172 |
|
Richland Township |
36 |
|
Sinclair Township |
67 |
|
Vicksburg Township |
28 |
|
Walnut Township |
80 |
|
Washington Township |
50 |
|
White Mound Township |
49 |
|
Total population: |
3,791 |
|
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1870 |
 (207)
|
|
1880 |
(17,475)
|
|
1890 |
 (19,349)
|
|
1900 |
(19,420)
|
|
1910 |
 (18,148)
|
|
1920 |
 (16,240)
|
|
1930 |
 (14,462)
|
|
1940 |
 (11,970)
|
|
1950 |
 (9,698)
|
|
1960 |
 (7,217)
|
|
1970 |
 (6,099)
|
|
1980 |
 (5,241)
|
|
1990 |
 (4,251)
|
|
2000 |
 (3,791)
|
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Johnson County,
Kansas
|
Date Established: |
August 25, 1855 |
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Date Organized: |
|
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Location: |
 |
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County Seat: |
Olathe |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of the Rev. Thomas Johnson (1802-1865), who established
a mission to the Shawnee Indians in 1829 (Shawnee Indian Mission
about eight miles southwest of Kansas City in present-day
Fairway, Johnson Co.). Organized in 1855. Mr. Johnson took the
Pro-Slavery side of politics, and was the President of the first
Territorial Council. He was shot and killed, in January 1865. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Bonner Springs (city) |
1 |
|
Countryside (city) |
295 |
|
De Soto (city) |
4,561 |
|
Edgerton (city) |
1,440 |
|
Fairway (city) |
3,952 |
|
Gardner (city) |
9,396 |
|
Lake Quivira (city) |
883 |
|
Leawood (city) |
27,656 |
|
Lenexa (city) |
40,238 |
|
Merriam (city) |
11,008 |
|
Mission (city) |
9,727 |
|
Mission Hills (city) |
3,593 |
|
Mission Woods (city) |
165 |
|
Olathe (city) |
92,962 |
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Overland Park (city) |
149,080 |
|
Prairie Village (city) |
22,072 |
|
Roeland Park (city) |
6,817 |
|
Shawnee (city) |
47,996 |
|
Spring Hill (city) |
2,291 |
|
Westwood (city) |
1,533 |
|
Westwood Hills (city) |
378 |
|
Aubry Township |
5,440 |
|
Gardner Township |
2,143 |
|
Lexington Township |
1,315 |
|
McCamish Township |
878 |
|
Mission Township |
[defunct] |
|
Monticello Township |
0 |
|
Olathe Township |
1,187 |
|
Oxford Township |
2,020 |
|
Shawnee Township |
0 |
|
Spring Hill Township |
2,059 |
|
Total population: |
451,086 |
|
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|
Population: |
|
1860 |
 (4,364)
|
|
1870 |
 (13,684)
|
|
1880 |
 (16,853)
|
|
1890 |
(17,385)
|
|
1900 |
 (18,104)
|
|
1910 |
(18,288)
|
|
1920 |
(18,314)
|
|
1930 |
 (27,179)
|
|
1940 |
 (33,327)
|
|
1950 |
 (62,783)
|
|
1960 |
 (143,792)
|
|
1970 |
 (217,662)
|
|
1980 |
 (270,269)
|
|
1990 |
 (355,054)
|
|
2000 |
(451,086)
|
|
Kearny County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
March 20, 1873 |
|
Date Organized: |
March 27, 1888 |
|
Location: |
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|
County Seat: |
Lakin |
|
Origin of Name: |
Named for Gen. Phillip Kearny (1815-1862), a career soldier who
served with distinction in the Mexican War. He received the
French Legion of Honor for his actions at Solferino while
serving in Napoleon III's Imperial Guard, but returned to the
United States at the beginning of the Civil War and won acclaim
during the Peninsula Campaign. He was killed instantly when he
accidentally rode into the enemy lines during the Battle of
Chantilly, 1 Sept 1862. Organized March 27, 1888. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Deerfield Township |
1,104 |
|
East Hibbard Township |
131 |
|
Hartland Township |
128 |
|
Hibbard Township |
[defunct] |
|
Kearny Township |
[defunct] |
|
Kendall Township |
157 |
|
Lakin Township |
2,587 |
|
Southside Township |
359 |
|
West Hibbard Township |
65 |
|
Total population: |
4,531 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1880 |
(159)
|
|
1890 |
 (1,571)
|
|
1900 |
(1,107)
|
|
1910 |
 (3,206)
|
|
1920 |
(2,617)
|
|
1930 |
(3,196)
|
|
1940 |
 (2,525)
|
|
1950 |
 (3,492)
|
|
1960 |
 (3,108)
|
|
1970 |
(3,047)
|
|
1980 |
 (3,435)
|
|
1990 |
 (4,027)
|
|
2000 |
(4,531)
|
|
Kingman County,
Kansas
|
Date Established: |
March 07, 1872 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
 |
|
County Seat: |
Kingman |
|
Origin of Name: |
In honor of Samuel A. Kingman (1818-1904), member of the
Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, chief justice of the Kansas
supreme court, briefly state librarian, and first president of
the Kansas State Historical Society. Organized in 1874. |
|
History: |
Kingman County was created after Governor Osborne received a
somewhat questionable petition claiming that the county had over
600 settlers. The town and the county were named for Samuel A.
Kingman, early president of the Kansas Bar Association and Chief
Justice of the state supreme court as well as first president of
the Kansas State Historical Society.
Highway 54 is officially designated as the Cannonball Stageline
Highway from the east edge of Kingman thru Greensburg--so named
for the colorful stagecoach driver who ran the Cannon Ball Stage
Line beginning originally in Wichita, moved westward to Kingman,
and from there on westward ahead of the railroads. Without him
and other stage lines, western Kansas would have been settled
much slower.
Clyde Cessna built a monoplane on his farm near Rago in 1910. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Kingman (city) |
3,387 |
|
Allen Township |
109 |
|
Belmont Township |
92 |
|
Bennett Township |
705 |
|
Canton Township |
118 |
|
Chikaskia Township |
140 |
|
Dale Township |
203 |
|
Dresden Township |
385 |
|
Eagle Township |
154 |
|
Eureka Township |
123 |
|
Evan Township |
516 |
|
Galesburg Township |
254 |
|
Hoosier Township |
162 |
|
Kingman Township |
124 |
|
Liberty Township |
178 |
|
Ninnescah Township |
313 |
|
Peters Township |
201 |
|
Richland Township |
100 |
|
Rochester Township |
210 |
|
Rural Township |
359 |
|
Union Township |
88 |
|
Valley Township |
102 |
|
Vinita Township |
249 |
|
White Township |
401 |
|
Total population: |
8,673 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1880 |
 (3,713)
|
|
1890 |
 (11,823)
|
|
1900 |
(10,663)
|
|
1910 |
(13,386)
|
|
1920 |
(12,119)
|
|
1930 |
 (11,674)
|
|
1940 |
(12,001)
|
|
1950 |
(10,324)
|
|
1960 |
(9,958)
|
|
1970 |
 (8,886)
|
|
1980 |
 (8,960)
|
|
1990 |
(8,292)
|
|
2000 |
(8,673)
|
|
Kiowa County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
|
Date Organized: |
March 25, 1886 |
|
Location: |
 |
|
County Seat: |
Greensburg |
|
Origin of Name: |
Named after the Kiowa Indian tribe. Organized in 1874. |
|
Interesting notes: |
"Greensburg is the liveliest town in the state today, for money,
marbles or watermelons" - from the Kiowa County Signal June 1,
1888
Greensburg was named for stagecoach driver D. R. Green. He once
ejected Carrie Nation from his coach after she snatched a cigar
from his mouth and tossed it away.
On October 23, 1911, Greensburg's first speeding ticket
involving an auto was issued for exceeding the speed limit of
10mph. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Brenham Township |
[defunct] |
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Butler Township |
[defunct] |
|
Center Township |
[defunct] |
|
Garfield Township |
[defunct] |
|
Glick Township |
[defunct] |
|
Highland Township |
[defunct] |
|
Kiowa Rural Township |
3,278 |
|
Kiowa Township |
[defunct] |
|
Lincoln Township |
[defunct] |
|
Martin Township |
[defunct] |
|
Reeder Township |
[defunct] |
|
Union Township |
[defunct] |
|
Ursula Township |
[defunct] |
|
Valley Township |
[defunct] |
|
Wellsford Township |
[defunct] |
|
Westland Township |
[defunct] |
|
Total population: |
3,278 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1890 |
 (2,873)
|
|
1900 |
 (2,365)
|
|
1910 |
(6,174)
|
|
1920 |
(6,164)
|
|
1930 |
 (6,035)
|
|
1940 |
(5,112)
|
|
1950 |
(4,743)
|
|
1960 |
(4,626)
|
|
1970 |
(4,088)
|
|
1980 |
 (4,046)
|
|
1990 |
 (3,660)
|
|
2000 |
 (3,278)
|
|
Labette County,
Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
 |
|
County Seat: |
Oswego |
|
Origin of Name: |
Tradition asserts that the name is from the French words la bête,
meaning 'the beast.'; the story goes that Labette Creek, the
second largest stream in the county, was named by a group of
French trappers after an encounter with a skunk; the county then
took its name from the creek. Other sources, however, state the
stream and the county are named for Pierre Bete [also spelled
Baete or Beatte], a French-Canadian trapper and trader who
married into the Osage tribe and lived along the Neosho River in
the 1830s and 40s. Pierre Bete served as a guide for Washington
Irving during the author's tour across the prairie in 1832.
Legally organized in 1867. Originally part of Dorn county after
Colonel Earl Van Dorn, of the regular army (he was also a
Confederate officer), but changed from Dorn to Neosho in 1861
after name of the principal river in southern Kansas. Labette
county has a peculiar history, not generally known, or at least
not found in the books. Prior to the summer of 1866 all that
part (and being the south half) of Neosho county, now comprising
Labette, was sparsely populated. In the spring of 1866 there
was a great rush of immigration to that locality, and the new
settlers proceeded to organize a government of their own. They
gave the name Labette (then writen La Bette), and called a
convention, nominated a full set of county officers, and a
representative to the State Legislature, and elected them at the
November election, and started a county government--for all of
which no authority of law whatever existed. The
"Representative" so elected was Charles H. Bent, who reported at
Topeka with a petition, "signed by John G. Rice and 224 other
citizens of Labette county," asking that Mr. Bent be admitted to
a seat in the House. He was admitted, and afterwards submitted
a Bill to "organize and define the boundaries of Labette
county," which passed, and was approved the 7th of February,
1867. The word La Bette
is French, and signifies "the beet." |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Chetopa (city) |
1,281 |
|
Oswego (city) |
2,046 |
|
Parsons (city) |
11,514 |
|
Canada Township |
217 |
|
Elm Grove Township |
798 |
|
Fairview Township |
239 |
|
Hackberry Township |
403 |
|
Howard Township |
357 |
|
Labette Township |
373 |
|
Liberty Township |
395 |
|
Montana Township |
179 |
|
Mound Valley Township |
806 |
|
Mount Pleasant Township |
1,351 |
|
Neosho Township |
222 |
|
North Township |
612 |
|
Osage Township |
703 |
|
Oswego Township |
310 |
|
Richland Township |
303 |
|
Walton Township |
726 |
|
Total population: |
22,835 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1870 |
 (9,973)
|
|
1880 |
(22,735)
|
|
1890 |
 (27,586)
|
|
1900 |
(27,387)
|
|
1910 |
 (31,423)
|
|
1920 |
(34,047)
|
|
1930 |
(31,346)
|
|
1940 |
 (30,352)
|
|
1950 |
(29,285)
|
|
1960 |
(26,805)
|
|
1970 |
(25,775)
|
|
1980 |
 (25,682)
|
|
1990 |
 (23,693)
|
|
2000 |
(22,835)
|
|
Lane County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
March 20, 1873 |
|
Date Organized: |
June 03, 1886 |
|
Location: |
 |
|
County Seat: |
Dighton |
|
Origin of Name: |
For James Henry Lane (1814-1866), a leader of the Free State
forces in territorial Kansas and one of the first U.S. senators
from the state. During the Civil War, he helped organize several
regiments of volunteers, including one of the first black
regiments. Never very stable mentally, he committed suicide in
July of 1866. Organized June 3, 1886. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Alamota Township |
108 |
|
Blaine Township |
[defunct] |
|
Cheyenne Township |
336 |
|
Cleveland Township |
[defunct] |
|
Dighton Township |
1,573 |
|
Spring Creek Township |
[defunct] |
|
Sutton Township |
[defunct] |
|
White Rock Township |
26 |
|
Wilson Township |
112 |
|
Total population: |
2,155 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1880 |
 (601)
|
|
1890 |
(2,060)
|
|
1900 |
 (1,563)
|
|
1910 |
(2,603)
|
|
1920 |
(2,848)
|
|
1930 |
(3,372)
|
|
1940 |
(2,821)
|
|
1950 |
 (2,808)
|
|
1960 |
(3,060)
|
|
1970 |
(2,707)
|
|
1980 |
 (2,472)
|
|
1990 |
(2,375)
|
|
2000 |
 (2,155)
|
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