Kansas Counties
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Cheyenne County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | St. Francis |
| Origin of Name: | Named for the Cheyenne Indian tribe, buffalo-hunters who roamed the plains of western Kansas and Nebraska south to the Arkansas River. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Alexander Township | [defunct] |
| Beaver Township | [defunct] |
| Benkelman Township | 57 |
| Bird City Township | 771 |
| Calhoun Township | 57 |
| Cherry Creek Township | [defunct] |
| Cleveland Run Township | 67 |
| Dent Township | [defunct] |
| Eureka Township | [defunct] |
| Evergreen Township | [defunct] |
| Jaqua Township | 46 |
| Jefferson Township | [defunct] |
| Lawn Ridge Township | [defunct] |
| Nutty Combe Township | [defunct] |
| Orlando Township | 63 |
| Porter Township | [defunct] |
| Wano Township | 2,104 |
| Total population: | 3,165 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
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 (37) |
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1890
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(4,401) |
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1900
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(2,640) |
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1910
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(4,248) |
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1920
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(5,587) |
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1930
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(6,948) |
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1940
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(6,221) |
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1950
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(5,668) |
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1960
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(4,708) |
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1970
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(4,256) |
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1980
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(3,678) |
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1990
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(3,243) |
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2000
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(3,165) |
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| Other Maps: |  |
| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Cheyenne County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Cheyenne County
Post offices in Cheyenne County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Cheyenne County page [Blue Skyways]
Cheyenne County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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