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Hodgeman County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Jetmore |
| Origin of Name: | In memory of Capt. Amos Hodgman of Co. H, Seventh Kansas Cavalry, who died 16 Oct 1863 near Oxford, Miss., of wounds received in action at Wyatt, Miss., on 10 Oct 1863. The statute creating the county added an extra 'e' in his surname. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Benton Township | 48 |
| Center Township | 1,121 |
| Hallet Township | 62 |
| Marena Township | 432 |
| North Roscoe Township | 51 |
| Sawlog Township | 93 |
| South Roscoe Township | 76 |
| Sterling Township | 144 |
| Valley Township | 58 |
| Total population: | 2,085 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
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 (1,704) |
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1890
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(2,395) |
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1900
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(2,032) |
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1910
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(2,930) |
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1920
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(3,734) |
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1930
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(4,157) |
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1940
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(3,535) |
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1950
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(3,310) |
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1960
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(3,115) |
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1970
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(2,662) |
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1980
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(2,269) |
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1990
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(2,177) |
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2000
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(2,085) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Hodgeman County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Hodgeman County
Post offices in Hodgeman County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Hodgeman County page [Blue Skyways]
Hodgeman County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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