Kansas Counties
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Gray County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 13, 1881 |
| Date Organized: | July 20, 1887 |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Cimarron |
| Origin of Name: | Named for Alfred Gray (1830-1880), secretary of the Kansas Board of Agriculture. |
| History: | Gray was created by combining Foote County with the southern half of Buffalo County.
Cimarron and Ingalls were rival candidates for the county seat. The voting took place on 31 Oct 1885 and both towns claimed victory. Both were armed to the teeth, and the governor was forced to send a detachment of militia to keep the peace. The county offices were moved to Ingalls in 1887, but after several rounds of litigation Cimarron emerged the winner. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Cimarron Township | 2,379 |
| Copeland Township | 540 |
| East Hess Township | 372 |
| Foote Township | 126 |
| Hess Township | [defunct] |
| Ingalls Township | 646 |
| Logan Township | 216 |
| Montezuma Township | 1,625 |
| Richland Township | [defunct] |
| West Hess Township | [defunct] |
| Total population: | 5,904 | |
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| Population: |
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1890
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 (2,415) |
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1900
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(1,264) |
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1910
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(3,121) |
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1920
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(4,711) |
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1930
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(6,211) |
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1940
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(4,773) |
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1950
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(4,894) |
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1960
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(4,380) |
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1970
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(4,516) |
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1980
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(5,138) |
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1990
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(5,396) |
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2000
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(5,904) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Gray County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Gray County
Post offices in Gray County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Gray County page [Blue Skyways]
Gray County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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