Kansas Counties
Find information on current and defunct counties:
Clark County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
 |
| County Seat: | Ashland |
| Origin of Name: | In honor of Charles F. Clarke, captain of Co. F, Sixth Kansas Cavalry. Promoted to Ass't Adjutant General in the U.S. Volunteers, he died at Memphis, Tenn., on 10 Dec 1862. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Appleton Township | 921 |
| Brown Township | [defunct] |
| Center Township | 1,097 |
| Cimarron Township | [defunct] |
| Edwards Township | [defunct] |
| Englewood Township | 171 |
| Lexington Township | 83 |
| Liberty Township | 32 |
| Sitka Township | 86 |
| Vesta Township | [defunct] |
| Total population: | 2,390 | |
|  |
| Population: |
|
1880
|
 (163) |
|
1890
|
(2,357) |
|
1900
|
(1,701) |
|
1910
|
(4,093) |
|
1920
|
(4,989) |
|
1930
|
(4,796) |
|
1940
|
(4,081) |
|
1950
|
(3,946) |
|
1960
|
(3,396) |
|
1970
|
(2,896) |
|
1980
|
(2,599) |
|
1990
|
(2,418) |
|
2000
|
(2,390) |
|
| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Clark County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Clark County
Post offices in Clark County
|
| Links to Other Sites: | Clark County page [Blue Skyways]
Clark County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
|
|
