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Osage 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: |
Lyndon |
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Origin of Name: |
Named for the Osage River, which drains much of the county and is
itself named for the Osage Indian tribe. Organized as Weller
county in 1855; name changed to Osage in 1859. Originally named
for John B. Weller, of Ohio, member of Congress and Governor of
that state; also Governor of California, and Senator, Minister
to Mexico, etc. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Osage City (city) |
3,034 |
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Agency Township |
618 |
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Arvonia Township |
136 |
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Barclay Township |
239 |
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Burlingame Township |
1,768 |
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Dragoon Township |
214 |
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Elk Township |
1,723 |
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Fairfax Township |
513 |
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Grant Township |
297 |
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Junction Township |
1,210 |
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Lincoln Township |
134 |
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Melvern Township |
812 |
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Olivet Township |
263 |
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Ridgeway Township |
2,661 |
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Scranton Township |
1,273 |
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Superior Township |
293 |
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Valley Brook Township |
1,524 |
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Total population: |
16,712 |
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Population: |
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1860 |
 (1,113)
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1870 |
 (7,648)
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1880 |
 (19,642)
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1890 |
(25,062)
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1900 |
(23,659)
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1910 |
(19,905)
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1920 |
 (18,621)
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1930 |
(17,538)
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1940 |
 (15,118)
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1950 |
 (12,811)
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1960 |
(12,886)
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1970 |
 (13,352)
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1980 |
 (15,319)
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1990 |
 (15,248)
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2000 |
(16,712)
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Osborne 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: |
Osborne |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of Pvt. Vincent B. Osborn[e], of Co. A, 2nd Kansas
Cavalry, who lost his right leg to wounds received 17 Jan 1865
on the steamer Anna Jacobs on the Arkansas River just south of
Roseville, Ark. The steamboat, carrying 200 refugees and 50
soldiers, came under fire from a Confederate artillery piece and
made for shore; Osborne carried the cable ashore and was
attempting to secure it when he was shot, shattering the bone
just above the knee. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Osborne (city) |
1,607 |
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Bethany Township |
199 |
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Bloom Township |
81 |
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Corinth Township |
51 |
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Covert Township |
19 |
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Delhi Township |
37 |
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Grant Township |
28 |
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Hancock Township |
21 |
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Hawkeye Township |
36 |
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Independence Township |
32 |
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Jackson Township |
42 |
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Kill Creek Township |
35 |
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Lawrence Township |
37 |
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Liberty Township |
31 |
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Mount Ayr Township |
41 |
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Natoma Township |
402 |
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Penn Township |
129 |
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Ross Township |
1,166 |
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Round Mound Township |
59 |
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Sumner Township |
206 |
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Tilden Township |
116 |
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Valley Township |
37 |
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Victor Township |
24 |
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Winfield Township |
16 |
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Total population: |
4,452 |
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Population: |
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1870 |
(33)
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1880 |
(12,517)
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1890 |
(12,083)
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1900 |
(11,844)
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1910 |
(12,827)
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1920 |
(12,441)
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1930 |
(11,568)
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1940 |
(9,835)
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1950 |
(8,558)
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1960 |
 (7,506)
|
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1970 |
 (6,416)
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1980 |
 (5,959)
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1990 |
 (4,867)
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2000 |
 (4,452)
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Ottawa County, Kansas
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Date Established: |
February 27, 1860 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Minneapolis |
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Origin of Name: |
Named for the Ottawa Indian tribe. Created in 1860 and organized
in 1866. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Minneapolis (city) |
2,046 |
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Bennington Township |
1,116 |
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Blaine Township |
111 |
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Buckeye Township |
101 |
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Center Township |
72 |
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Chapman Township |
67 |
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Concord Township |
209 |
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Culver Township |
318 |
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Durham Township |
25 |
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Fountain Township |
190 |
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Garfield Township |
95 |
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Grant Township |
93 |
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Henry Township |
22 |
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Lincoln Township |
143 |
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Logan Township |
82 |
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Morton Township |
498 |
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Ottawa Township |
49 |
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Richland Township |
218 |
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Sheridan Township |
589 |
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Sherman Township |
67 |
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Stanton Township |
52 |
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Total population: |
6,163 |
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Population: |
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1870 |
 (2,127)
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1880 |
(10,307)
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1890 |
(12,581)
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1900 |
(11,182)
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1910 |
(11,811)
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1920 |
(10,714)
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1930 |
(9,819)
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1940 |
(9,224)
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1950 |
 (7,265)
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1960 |
 (6,779)
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1970 |
 (6,183)
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1980 |
 (5,971)
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1990 |
 (5,634)
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2000 |
 (6,163) |
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Pawnee 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: |
Larned |
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Origin of Name: |
Organized in 1872. County seat, Larned. Named for the once
powerful tribe of Pawnee Indians, the area of this county having
been included in their original hunting grounds. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Larned (city) |
4,236 |
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Ash Valley Township |
49 |
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Browns Grove Township |
310 |
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Conkling Township |
26 |
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Garfield Township |
259 |
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Grant Township |
234 |
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Keysville Township |
55 |
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Larned Township |
266 |
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Lincoln Township |
28 |
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Logan Township |
48 |
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Morton Township |
56 |
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Orange Township |
73 |
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Pawnee Township |
82 |
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Pleasant Grove Township |
230 |
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Pleasant Ridge Township |
56 |
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Pleasant Valley Township |
128 |
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River Township |
87 |
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Santa Fe Township |
788 |
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Sawmill Township |
24 |
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Shiley Township |
28 |
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Valley Center Township |
57 |
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Walnut Township |
113 |
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Total population: |
7,233 |
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Population: |
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1870 |
 (179)
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1880 |
(5,396)
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1890 |
(5,204)
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1900 |
(5,084)
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1910 |
(8,859)
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1920 |
(9,323)
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1930 |
(10,510)
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1940 |
(10,300)
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1950 |
(11,041)
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1960 |
(10,254)
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1970 |
(8,484)
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1980 |
(8,065)
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1990 |
(7,555)
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2000 |
(7,233)
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Phillips 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: |
Phillipsburg |
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Origin of Name: |
In honor of William Phillips, a Free State man who was murdered
at Leavenworth on 1 Sept 1856 by Frederick Emory and his
pro-slave 'law-and-order' militia. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Phillipsburg (city) |
2,668 |
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Arcade Township |
96 |
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Beaver Township |
54 |
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Belmont Township |
113 |
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Bow Creek Township |
44 |
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Crystal Township |
59 |
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Dayton Township |
53 |
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Deer Creek Township |
67 |
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Freedom Township |
85 |
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Glenwood Township |
42 |
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Granite Township |
21 |
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Greenwood Township |
45 |
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Kirwin Township |
307 |
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Logan Township |
666 |
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Long Island Township |
251 |
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Mound Township |
129 |
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Phillipsburg Township |
257 |
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Plainview Township |
23 |
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Plum Township |
447 |
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Prairie View Township |
220 |
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Rushville Township |
23 |
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Solomon Township |
226 |
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Sumner Township |
43 |
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Towanda Township |
26 |
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Valley Township |
22 |
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Walnut Township |
14 |
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Total population: |
6,001 |
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|
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Population: |
|
1880 |
(12,014)
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1890 |
(13,661)
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1900 |
(14,442)
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1910 |
(14,150)
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1920 |
(12,505)
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1930 |
(12,159)
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1940 |
(10,435)
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1950 |
(9,273)
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1960 |
(8,709)
|
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1970 |
(7,888)
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1980 |
(7,406)
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1990 |
 (6,590)
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2000 |
 (6,001)
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Pottawatomie
County, Kansas
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Date Established: |
February 20, 1857 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Westmoreland |
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Origin of Name: |
Organized in 1856. Named for the Pottawatomie Indians, whose
reservation at the opening of the Kansas Territory for
settlement, and for years afterward, embraced a large portion of
the county’s geographical area. |
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Cities & Townships: |
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Place |
Population (2000 census) |
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Manhattan (city) |
3 |
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Belvue Township |
404 |
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Blue Township |
1,802 |
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Blue Valley Township |
339 |
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Center Township |
104 |
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Clear Creek Township |
113 |
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Emmett Township |
478 |
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Grant Township |
293 |
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Green Township |
188 |
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Lincoln Township |
124 |
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Lone Tree Township |
239 |
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Louisville Township |
735 |
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Mill Creek Township |
1,000 |
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Pottawatomie Township |
499 |
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Rock Creek Township |
653 |
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Shannon Township |
235 |
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Sherman Township |
126 |
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Spring Creek Township |
61 |
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St. Clere Township |
83 |
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St. George Township |
2,629 |
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St. Marys Township |
2,789 |
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Union Township |
164 |
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Vienna Township |
92 |
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Wamego Township |
5,056 |
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Total population: |
18,209 |
|
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|
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Population: |
|
1860 |
 (1,529)
|
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1870 |
 (7,848)
|
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1880 |
(16,350)
|
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1890 |
(17,722)
|
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1900 |
(18,470)
|
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1910 |
(17,522)
|
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1920 |
(16,154)
|
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1930 |
(15,862)
|
|
1940 |
(14,015)
|
|
1950 |
(12,344)
|
|
1960 |
 (11,957)
|
|
1970 |
 (11,755)
|
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1980 |
(14,782)
|
|
1990 |
(16,128)
|
|
2000 |
(18,209) |
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Pratt 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: |
Pratt |
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Origin of Name: |
Organized in 1873, county seat Iuka, but not recognized in
consequence of frauds. Pratt is now the county seat. Organized
constitutionally in 1879. Named in memory of 2nd Lt. Caleb S.
Pratt, of Co. D, 1st Kansas Infantry, killed at the Battle of
Wilson's Creek on 10 Aug 1861. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Pratt (city) |
6,570 |
|
Banner Township |
[defunct] |
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Carmi Township |
[defunct] |
|
Center Township |
[defunct] |
|
Elm Township |
[defunct] |
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Gove Township |
[defunct] |
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Grant Township |
[defunct] |
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Haynesville Township |
[defunct] |
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Iuka Township |
[defunct] |
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Lincoln Township |
[defunct] |
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Logan Township |
[defunct] |
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McClelland Township |
[defunct] |
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McPherson Township |
[defunct] |
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Naron Township |
[defunct] |
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Ninnescah Township |
[defunct] |
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Paxon Township |
[defunct] |
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Richland Township |
[defunct] |
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Saratoga Township |
[defunct] |
|
Springvale Township |
[defunct] |
|
Township No. 10 |
191 |
|
Township No. 11 |
496 |
|
Township No. 12 |
961 |
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Township No. 6 |
565 |
|
Township No. 7 |
366 |
|
Township No. 8 |
181 |
|
Township No. 9 |
317 |
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Valley Township |
[defunct] |
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Total population: |
9,647 |
|
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|
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Population: |
|
1880 |
 (1,890)
|
|
1890 |
 (8,118)
|
|
1900 |
(7,085)
|
|
1910 |
 (11,156)
|
|
1920 |
(12,909)
|
|
1930 |
(13,312)
|
|
1940 |
(12,348)
|
|
1950 |
(12,156)
|
|
1960 |
(12,122)
|
|
1970 |
(10,056)
|
|
1980 |
(10,275)
|
|
1990 |
(9,702)
|
|
2000 |
(9,647) |
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Rawlins 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: |
Atwood |
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Origin of Name: |
For John A. Rawlins (1831-1869), Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's chief of
staff and closest friend during the Civil War; he died a few
months after accepting the position of Secretary of War in
Grant's first presidential administration. Organized in 1881. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Achilles Township |
83 |
|
Atwood Township |
1,330 |
|
Center Township |
363 |
|
Driftwood Township |
84 |
|
Herl Township |
386 |
|
Jefferson Township |
34 |
|
Ludell Township |
136 |
|
Mirage Township |
43 |
|
Rocewood Township |
448 |
|
Union Township |
59 |
|
Total population: |
2,966 |
|
|
|
 |
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Population: |
|
1880 |
 (1,623)
|
|
1890 |
(6,756)
|
|
1900 |
(5,241)
|
|
1910 |
(6,380)
|
|
1920 |
(6,799)
|
|
1930 |
(7,362)
|
|
1940 |
(6,618)
|
|
1950 |
(5,728)
|
|
1960 |
(5,279)
|
|
1970 |
 (4,393)
|
|
1980 |
 (4,105)
|
|
1990 |
 (3,404)
|
|
2000 |
 (2,966)
|
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Reno 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: |
Hutchinson |
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Origin of Name: |
In memory of Gen. Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862). Commander of the
Union 9th Army Corps, he was killed at the Battle of South
Mountain (Maryland) on 14 Sept 1862. Organized in 1872. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Hutchinson (city) |
40,787 |
|
Nickerson (city) |
1,194 |
|
Albion Township |
837 |
|
Arlington Township |
621 |
|
Bell Township |
87 |
|
Castleton Township |
256 |
|
Center Township |
672 |
|
Clay Township |
3,302 |
|
Enterprise Township |
139 |
|
Grant Township |
1,307 |
|
Grove Township |
64 |
|
Haven Township |
1,592 |
|
Hayes Township |
106 |
|
Huntsville Township |
118 |
|
Langdon Township |
160 |
|
Lincoln Township |
703 |
|
Little River Township |
1,881 |
|
Loda Township |
119 |
|
Medford Township |
144 |
|
Medora Township |
1,594 |
|
Miami Township |
521 |
|
Ninnescah Township |
226 |
|
North Hayes Township |
[defunct] |
|
Plevna Township |
235 |
|
Reno Township |
4,496 |
|
Roscoe Township |
108 |
|
Salt Creek Township |
483 |
|
Sumner Township |
547 |
|
Sylvia Township |
393 |
|
Troy Township |
112 |
|
Valley Township |
887 |
|
Walnut Township |
114 |
|
Westminster Township |
243 |
|
Yoder Township |
742 |
|
Total population: |
64,790 |
|
|
|
 |
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Population: |
|
1880 |
(12,826)
|
|
1890 |
 (27,079)
|
|
1900 |
 (29,027)
|
|
1910 |
 (37,853)
|
|
1920 |
(44,423)
|
|
1930 |
(47,785)
|
|
1940 |
(52,165)
|
|
1950 |
(54,058)
|
|
1960 |
(59,055)
|
|
1970 |
(60,765)
|
|
1980 |
(64,983)
|
|
1990 |
(62,389)
|
|
2000 |
 (64,790)
|
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Republic County,
Kansas
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Date Established: |
February 27, 1860 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Belleville |
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Origin of Name: |
Organized in 1868. Received its name from the Republican river,
which extends through the county. The river was so called
because many years ago the valley of that stream was the seat of
the "Pawnee Republic," a designation given to a principal
division of the Pawnee Indians, or Panis, as they were
originally known. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Belleville (city) |
2,239 |
|
Albion Township |
174 |
|
Beaver Township |
137 |
|
Belleville Township |
231 |
|
Big Bend Township |
242 |
|
Courtland Township |
450 |
|
Elk Creek Township |
175 |
|
Fairview Township |
155 |
|
Farmington Township |
81 |
|
Freedom Township |
186 |
|
Grant Township |
77 |
|
Jefferson Township |
107 |
|
Liberty Township |
52 |
|
Lincoln Township |
103 |
|
Norway Township |
163 |
|
Richland Township |
318 |
|
Rose Creek Township |
170 |
|
Scandia Township |
541 |
|
Union Township |
51 |
|
Washington Township |
95 |
|
White Rock Township |
88 |
|
Total population: |
5,835 |
|
|
|
 |
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Population: |
|
1870 |
 (1,281)
|
|
1880 |
(14,913)
|
|
1890 |
(19,002)
|
|
1900 |
(18,248)
|
|
1910 |
(17,447)
|
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1920 |
(15,855)
|
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1930 |
(14,745)
|
|
1940 |
(13,124)
|
|
1950 |
 (11,478)
|
|
1960 |
 (9,768)
|
|
1970 |
(8,498)
|
|
1980 |
 (7,569)
|
|
1990 |
 (6,482)
|
|
2000 |
 (5,835)
|
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Rice County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
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Date Organized: |
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Location: |
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County Seat: |
Lyons |
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Origin of Name: |
In memory of Brig.-General Samuel A. Rice (1828-1864), U. S.
Volunteers, who died 6 July 1864 of wounds received at Jenkins'
Ferry, Ark. |
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Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Lyons (city) |
3,732 |
|
Sterling (city) |
2,642 |
|
Atlanta Township |
233 |
|
Bell Township |
18 |
|
Center Township |
136 |
|
East Washington Township |
179 |
|
Eureka Township |
65 |
|
Farmer Township |
441 |
|
Galt Township |
51 |
|
Harrison Township |
192 |
|
Lincoln Township |
577 |
|
Mitchell Township |
131 |
|
Odessa Township |
55 |
|
Pioneer Township |
101 |
|
Raymond Township |
185 |
|
Rockville Township |
134 |
|
Sterling Township |
223 |
|
Union Township |
741 |
|
Valley Township |
276 |
|
Victoria Township |
364 |
|
West Washington Township |
138 |
|
Wilson Township |
147 |
|
Total population: |
10,761 |
|
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|
 |
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Population: |
|
1870 |
 (5)
|
|
1880 |
 (9,292)
|
|
1890 |
(14,451)
|
|
1900 |
(14,745)
|
|
1910 |
(15,106)
|
|
1920 |
(14,832)
|
|
1930 |
(13,800)
|
|
1940 |
(17,213)
|
|
1950 |
(15,635)
|
|
1960 |
(13,909)
|
|
1970 |
(12,320)
|
|
1980 |
(11,900)
|
|
1990 |
 (10,610)
|
|
2000 |
 (10,761) |
|
Riley County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
August 25, 1855 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
|
|
County Seat: |
Manhattan |
|
Origin of Name: |
In honor of Maj. Gen. Bennett Riley (1787-1853), who commanded
the first military escort along the Santa Fe Trail in 1829.
Organized in 1855. |
|
History: |
Fort Riley was established as Camp Center in 1853 to help defend
against raiding Indians. It was renamed Fort Riley later that
year in honor of Major General Bennet Riley. |
|
Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Manhattan (city) |
44,828 |
|
Ashland Township |
150 |
|
Bala Township |
762 |
|
Center Township |
81 |
|
Fancy Creek Township |
126 |
|
Fort Riley Township |
[defunct] |
|
Grant Township |
833 |
|
Jackson Township |
326 |
|
Madison Township |
8,173 |
|
Manhattan Township |
3,275 |
|
May Day Township |
78 |
|
Ogden Township |
2,423 |
|
Seven Mile Township |
[defunct] |
|
Sherman Township |
524 |
|
Swede Creek Township |
157 |
|
Wildcat Township |
750 |
|
Zeandale Township |
357 |
|
Total population: |
62,843 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1860 |
 (1,224)
|
|
1870 |
(5,105)
|
|
1880 |
 (10,430)
|
|
1890 |
(13,183)
|
|
1900 |
 (13,828)
|
|
1910 |
 (15,783)
|
|
1920 |
(20,650)
|
|
1930 |
 (19,882)
|
|
1940 |
(20,617)
|
|
1950 |
(33,405)
|
|
1960 |
 (41,914)
|
|
1970 |
(56,788)
|
|
1980 |
(63,505)
|
|
1990 |
(67,139)
|
|
2000 |
 (62,843)
|
|
Rooks County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
|
|
County Seat: |
Stockton |
|
Origin of Name: |
In memory of Pvt. John C. Rooks, Co. I, 11th Kansas Cavalry, who
died 11 Dec 1862 in Fayetteville, Ark., of wounds received in
action at Prairie Grove on 7 Dec. |
|
Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Alcona Township |
[defunct] |
|
Ash Rock Township |
[defunct] |
|
Belmont Township |
[defunct] |
|
Bow Creek Township |
[defunct] |
|
Corning Township |
[defunct] |
|
Fairview Township |
[defunct] |
|
Farmington Township |
[defunct] |
|
Greenfield Township |
[defunct] |
|
Hobart Township |
[defunct] |
|
Iowa Township |
[defunct] |
|
Lanark Township |
[defunct] |
|
Logan Township |
[defunct] |
|
Lowell Township |
[defunct] |
|
Medicine Township |
[defunct] |
|
Northampton Township |
[defunct] |
|
Paradise Township |
[defunct] |
|
Plainville Township |
[defunct] |
|
Richland Township |
[defunct] |
|
Rush Township |
[defunct] |
|
Stockton Township |
[defunct] |
|
Sugar Loaf Township |
[defunct] |
|
Township No. 1 |
280 |
|
Township No. 10 |
197 |
|
Township No. 11 |
2,380 |
|
Township No. 12 |
183 |
|
Township No. 2 |
382 |
|
Township No. 3 |
1,489 |
|
Township No. 4 |
27 |
|
Township No. 5 |
74 |
|
Township No. 6 |
60 |
|
Township No. 7 |
218 |
|
Township No. 8 |
344 |
|
Township No. 9 |
51 |
|
Twin Mound Township |
[defunct] |
|
Walton Township |
[defunct] |
|
Total population: |
5,685 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1880 |
(8,112)
|
|
1890 |
(8,018)
|
|
1900 |
(7,960)
|
|
1910 |
(11,282)
|
|
1920 |
(9,966)
|
|
1930 |
(9,534)
|
|
1940 |
(8,497)
|
|
1950 |
(9,043)
|
|
1960 |
(9,734)
|
|
1970 |
(7,628)
|
|
1980 |
(7,006)
|
|
1990 |
(6,039)
|
|
2000 |
 (5,685) |
|
Rush County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
|
|
County Seat: |
LaCrosse |
|
Origin of Name: |
In memory of Alexander Rush, captain of Co. H, 2nd Kansas Colored
Infantry, who was killed in action at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., on
30 Apr 1864. |
|
Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Alexander Township |
[defunct] |
|
Alexander-Belle Prairie Township |
139 |
|
Banner Township |
191 |
|
Belle Prairie Township |
[defunct] |
|
Big Timber Township |
164 |
|
Brookdale Township |
[defunct] |
|
Center Township |
256 |
|
Fairview Township |
[defunct] |
|
Garfield Township |
132 |
|
Hampton Township |
[defunct] |
|
Hampton-Fairview Township |
304 |
|
Illinois Township |
47 |
|
La Crosse Township |
[defunct] |
|
La Crosse-Brookdale Township |
1,475 |
|
Lone Star Township |
319 |
|
Pioneer Township |
426 |
|
Pleasantdale Township |
33 |
|
Union Township |
65 |
|
Total population: |
3,551 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1880 |
(5,490)
|
|
1890 |
(5,204)
|
|
1900 |
(6,134)
|
|
1910 |
(7,826)
|
|
1920 |
(8,360)
|
|
1930 |
(9,093)
|
|
1940 |
(8,285)
|
|
1950 |
(7,231)
|
|
1960 |
(6,160)
|
|
1970 |
 (5,117)
|
|
1980 |
 (4,516)
|
|
1990 |
 (3,842)
|
|
2000 |
 (3,551) |
|
Russell County,
Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
|
|
County Seat: |
Russell |
|
Origin of Name: |
In memory of Avra P. Russell, captain of Co. K, 2nd Kansas
Cavalry, who died 12 Dec 1862 of wounds received in action at
Prairie Grove, Ark., on 7 Dec. |
|
Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Russell (city) |
4,696 |
|
Big Creek Township |
515 |
|
Center Township |
255 |
|
Fairfield Township |
42 |
|
Fairview Township |
526 |
|
Grant Township |
159 |
|
Lincoln Township |
147 |
|
Luray Township |
270 |
|
Paradise Township |
169 |
|
Plymouth Township |
319 |
|
Russell Township |
89 |
|
Waldo Township |
108 |
|
Winterset Township |
75 |
|
Total population: |
7,370 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1870 |
 (156)
|
|
1880 |
 (7,351)
|
|
1890 |
 (7,333)
|
|
1900 |
 (8,489)
|
|
1910 |
(10,800)
|
|
1920 |
(10,748)
|
|
1930 |
(11,045)
|
|
1940 |
(13,464)
|
|
1950 |
(13,406)
|
|
1960 |
(11,348)
|
|
1970 |
(9,428)
|
|
1980 |
(8,868)
|
|
1990 |
(7,835)
|
|
2000 |
(7,370)
|
|
Saline County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 15, 1860 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
|
|
County Seat: |
Salina |
|
Origin of Name: |
Organized in 1859. Named for the Saline ('salty') River, whose
waters drain a large area of the county. |
|
Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Salina (city) |
45,679 |
|
Cambria Township |
450 |
|
Dayton Township |
134 |
|
Elm Creek Township |
828 |
|
Eureka Township |
664 |
|
Falun Township |
260 |
|
Glendale Township |
104 |
|
Greeley Township |
809 |
|
Gypsum Township |
193 |
|
Liberty Township |
183 |
|
Ohio Township |
463 |
|
Pleasant Valley Township |
422 |
|
Smoky Hill Township |
324 |
|
Smoky View Township |
954 |
|
Smolan Township |
749 |
|
Solomon Township |
311 |
|
Spring Creek Township |
395 |
|
Summit Township |
[defunct] |
|
Walnut Township |
553 |
|
Washington Township |
122 |
|
Total population: |
53,597 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1870 |
(4,246)
|
|
1880 |
 (13,808)
|
|
1890 |
 (17,442)
|
|
1900 |
 (17,076)
|
|
1910 |
 (20,338)
|
|
1920 |
 (25,103)
|
|
1930 |
(29,337)
|
|
1940 |
(29,535)
|
|
1950 |
 (33,409)
|
|
1960 |
(54,715)
|
|
1970 |
(46,592)
|
|
1980 |
(48,905)
|
|
1990 |
(49,301)
|
|
2000 |
(53,597) |
|
Scott County, Kansas
|
Date Established: |
March 20, 1873 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
|
|
County Seat: |
Scott City |
|
Origin of Name: |
Named for Gen. Winfield Scott (1786-1866), hero of the War of
1812 and the Black Hawk War, commander of U.S. forces in the
Mexican War, and the first general-in-chief of the Union armies
in the Civil War. |
|
History: |
The
El Quarteljo
pueblo in northern Scott County was settled by Taos & Picurie
Indians from New Mexico about 1604. They abandoned their
settlement, which was a meeting place for Spanish and French
travellers, about 1720. Cheyenne Indians from Oklahoma under
Dull Knife fought the "Squaws Den" battle against Army troops
under the command of William H. Lewis near the site of the
pueblo in 1874.
Scott County's boundaries were defined when it was
surveyed in 1873. The town of Nixon was founded on the site of
modern Scott City about 1879, and homesteaders began arriving
about 1874 to claim up to 480 acres of free or low cost land
from the government. Early towns named Arcola, Painter, and
Zenobia were founded but have vanished. The county was
officially organized in 1886 and named for General Winfield
Scott (1786-1866) who was commander of the U. S. troops during
our war with Mexico. County offices were in the building that
housed the WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) Reading
Room until a courthouse could be built.
The area had a sort of "boom" when the railroads arrived
in 1887. At one time, Scott City was served by four railroads. |
|
Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Scott City (city) |
3,855 |
|
Beaver Township |
302 |
|
Isbel Township |
110 |
|
Keystone Township |
106 |
|
Lake Township |
95 |
|
Michigan Township |
88 |
|
Scott Township |
309 |
|
Valley Township |
255 |
|
Total population: |
5,120 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1880 |
 (43)
|
|
1890 |
 (1,262)
|
|
1900 |
(1,098)
|
|
1910 |
 (3,047)
|
|
1920 |
(3,121)
|
|
1930 |
(3,976)
|
|
1940 |
(3,773)
|
|
1950 |
(4,921)
|
|
1960 |
(5,228)
|
|
1970 |
(5,606)
|
|
1980 |
(5,782)
|
|
1990 |
(5,289)
|
|
2000 |
(5,120) |
|
Sedgwick County,
Kansas
|
Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
|
Date Organized: |
|
|
Location: |
|
|
County Seat: |
Wichita |
|
Origin of Name: |
In memory of Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick (1813-1864). A career
soldier, Sedgwick fought in the Seminole and Mexican Wars and
served in territorial Kansas, on the Mormon Expedition, and in
several frontier Indian campaigns. While commanding 6th Corps
in the Army of the Potomac he was killed by a Confederate
sharpshooter at Spotsylvania on 9 May 1864, shortly after
assuring his troops that the rebels "couldn't hit an elephant at
this distance." |
|
Description: |
Sedgwick county is located in south central Kansas. The county
has a strong agricultural economy and is home to numerous
aircraft industries, earning the title for Wichita of "the
airplane capital of the world." The Big and Little Arkansas
rivers meet in downtown Wichita, the largest city in the county. |
|
Cities & Townships: |
|
Place |
Population (2000 census) |
|
Bel Aire (city) |
5,836 |
|
Wichita (city) |
344,284 |
|
Afton Township |
1,290 |
|
Attica Township |
4,959 |
|
Delano Township |
196 |
|
Eagle Township |
1,069 |
|
Erie Township |
106 |
|
Garden Plain Township |
1,780 |
|
Grand River Township |
607 |
|
Grant Township |
3,710 |
|
Greeley Township |
1,094 |
|
Gypsum Township |
5,822 |
|
Illinois Township |
1,620 |
|
Kechi Township |
8,041 |
|
Lincoln Township |
473 |
|
Minneha Township |
5,084 |
|
Morton Township |
2,380 |
|
Ninnescah Township |
2,913 |
|
Ohio Township |
1,146 |
|
Park Township |
4,128 |
|
Payne Township |
1,119 |
|
Riverside Township |
15,694 |
|
Rockford Township |
20,019 |
|
Salem Township |
8,411 |
|
Sherman Township |
1,362 |
|
Union Township |
2,156 |
|
Valley Center Township |
3,642 |
|
Viola Township |
547 |
|
Waco Township |
3,381 |
|
Wichita Township |
[defunct] |
|
Total population: |
452,869 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Population: |
|
1870 |
(1,095)
|
|
1880 |
 (18,753)
|
|
1890 |
(43,626)
|
|
1900 |
(44,037)
|
|
1910 |
 (73,095)
|
|
1920 |
 (92,234)
|
|
1930 |
 (136,330)
|
|
1940 |
(143,311)
|
|
1950 |
 (222,290)
|
|
1960 |
(343,231)
|
|
1970 |
(350,694)
|
|
1980 |
(366,531)
|
|
1990 |
(403,662)
|
|
2000 |
(452,869) |
|
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