Kansas Counties
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Dickinson County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 20, 1857 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Abilene |
| Origin of Name: | Named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson (1800-1866), United States senator from New York. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Abilene (city) | 6,543 |
| Herington (city) | 2,563 |
| Banner Township | 148 |
| Buckeye Township | 437 |
| Center Township | 1,210 |
| Cheever Township | 149 |
| Flora Township | 217 |
| Fragrant Hill Township | 251 |
| Garfield Township | 189 |
| Grant Township | 918 |
| Hayes Township | 233 |
| Holland Township | 107 |
| Hope Township | 519 |
| Jefferson Township | 166 |
| Liberty Township | 405 |
| Lincoln Township | 1,669 |
| Logan Township | 202 |
| Lyon Township | 252 |
| Newbern Township | 349 |
| Noble Township | 1,730 |
| Ridge Township | 160 |
| Rinehart Township | 194 |
| Sherman Township | 147 |
| Union Township | 176 |
| Wheatland Township | 152 |
| Willowdale Township | 258 |
| Total population: | 19,344 | |
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| Population: |
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1860
|
 (378) |
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1870
|
(3,043) |
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1880
|
(15,251) |
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1890
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(22,273) |
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1900
|
(21,816) |
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1910
|
(24,361) |
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1920
|
(25,777) |
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1930
|
(25,870) |
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1940
|
(22,929) |
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1950
|
(21,190) |
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1960
|
(21,572) |
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1970
|
(19,993) |
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1980
|
(20,175) |
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1990
|
(18,958) |
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2000
|
(19,344) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Dickinson County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Dickinson County
Post offices in Dickinson County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Dickinson County page [Blue Skyways]
Dickinson County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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