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Arapahoe County, Kansas (2nd) [defunct]

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Boundaries:	Defined by the creating statute as "Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range 31, west, with the north line of township 27, south; thence south along the range line to where it intersects the sixth standard parallel; thence west along the sixth standard parallel to the intersection with the east line of range 35, west; thence north along the range line to where it intersects the north line of township 27, south; thence east to the place of beginning."
Origin of Name:	Named for the Arapahoe Indian tribe, who dwelt on the plains between Wyoming and Texas.
History:	In 1883, Arapahoe was merged into an expanded Finney County; in 1887, when Finney was broken up, that part which had been Arapahoe was created as Haskell County. The county was never organized, and no county seat is known to have existed.
Population:	1880 (3)
Other Resources:	Post offices in Arapahoe County