Kansas Counties
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Edwards County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 18, 1874 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Kinsley |
| Origin of Name: | Possibly in honor of state senator John H. Edwards; more likely, named for W. C. Edwards, a Reno Co. businessman who owned much land in the area and built the first brick building in Kinsley; according to an article in the Kinsley newspaper in 1879, he agreed to build that building and give it to the new county on condition the county bear his name. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Kinsley (city) | 1,658 |
| Belpre Township | 186 |
| Brown Township | [defunct] |
| Franklin Township | 93 |
| Jackson Township | 98 |
| Kinsley Township | 160 |
| Lincoln Township | 143 |
| Logan Township | 42 |
| North Brown Township | 67 |
| South Brown Township | 90 |
| Trenton Township | 306 |
| Wayne Township | 606 |
| Total population: | 3,449 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
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 (2,409) |
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1890
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(3,600) |
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1900
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(3,682) |
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1910
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(7,033) |
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1920
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(7,057) |
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1930
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(7,295) |
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1940
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(6,377) |
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1950
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(5,936) |
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1960
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(5,118) |
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1970
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(4,581) |
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1980
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(4,271) |
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1990
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(3,787) |
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2000
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(3,449) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Edwards County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Edwards County
Post offices in Edwards County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Edwards County page [Blue Skyways]
Edwards County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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