Kansas Counties
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Barber County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | July 07, 1873 |
| Location: |
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| Boundaries: | The county is nearly in the form of a rectangle, with Kingman County cutting out a six-mile-square block in the northwest corner. The county is thirty-three miles north to south and thirty-six from east to west, with a total area of 1,134 square miles. |
| County Seat: | Medicine Lodge |
| Origin of Name: | Named for Thomas W. Barber, a Free State settler in Douglas County, who was killed by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence on 6 December 1855. |
| History: | Name spelled 'Barbour' until it was changed by the Legislature in 1883. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Aetna Township | 3 |
| Cedar Township | [defunct] |
| Deerhead Township | 11 |
| Eagle Township | 42 |
| Elm Mills Township | 106 |
| Elwood Township | 275 |
| Hazelton Township | 213 |
| Kiowa Township | 1,164 |
| Lake City Township | 83 |
| McAdoo Township | 29 |
| Medicine Lodge Township | 2,573 |
| Mingona Township | 57 |
| Moore Township | 32 |
| Nippawalla Township | 26 |
| Ridge Township | 4 |
| Sharon Township | 369 |
| Sun City Township | 100 |
| Turkey Creek Township | 37 |
| Valley Township | 183 |
| Total population: | 5,307 | |
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| Population: |
|
1880
|
 (2,661) |
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1890
|
(7,973) |
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1900
|
(6,594) |
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1910
|
(9,916) |
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1920
|
(9,739) |
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1930
|
(10,178) |
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1940
|
(9,073) |
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1950
|
(8,521) |
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1960
|
(8,713) |
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1970
|
(7,016) |
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1980
|
(6,548) |
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1990
|
(5,874) |
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2000
|
(5,307) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Barber County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Barber County
Post offices in Barber County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Barber County page [Blue Skyways]
Barber County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
Barber County, Kansas: History & Genealogy [RootsWeb] |
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