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Cloud County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 27, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Concordia |
| Origin of Name: | In honor of William F. Cloud (1825-1905), colonel of the Second Kansas Cavalry during the Civil War. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Concordia (city) | 5,714 |
| Arion Township | 105 |
| Aurora Township | 169 |
| Buffalo Township | 119 |
| Center Township | 172 |
| Colfax Township | 49 |
| Elk Township | 845 |
| Grant Township | 479 |
| Lawrence Township | 146 |
| Lincoln Township | 378 |
| Lyon Township | 103 |
| Meredith Township | 77 |
| Nelson Township | 137 |
| Oakland Township | 52 |
| Shirley Township | 178 |
| Sibley Township | 178 |
| Solomon Township | 664 |
| Starr Township | 653 |
| Summit Township | 50 |
| Total population: | 10,268 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (2,323) |
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1880
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(15,343) |
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1890
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(19,295) |
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1900
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(18,071) |
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1910
|
(18,388) |
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1920
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(17,714) |
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1930
|
(18,006) |
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1940
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(17,247) |
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1950
|
(16,104) |
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1960
|
(14,407) |
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1970
|
(13,466) |
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1980
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(12,494) |
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1990
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(11,023) |
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2000
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(10,268) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Cloud County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Cloud County
Post offices in Cloud County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Cloud County page [Blue Skyways]
Cloud County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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