Kansas Counties
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Kingman County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 07, 1872 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Kingman |
| Origin of Name: | In honor of Samuel A. Kingman (1818-1904), member of the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, chief justice of the Kansas supreme court, briefly state librarian, and first president of the Kansas State Historical Society. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Kingman (city) | 3,387 |
| Allen Township | 109 |
| Belmont Township | 92 |
| Bennett Township | 705 |
| Canton Township | 118 |
| Chikaskia Township | 140 |
| Dale Township | 203 |
| Dresden Township | 385 |
| Eagle Township | 154 |
| Eureka Township | 123 |
| Evan Township | 516 |
| Galesburg Township | 254 |
| Hoosier Township | 162 |
| Kingman Township | 124 |
| Liberty Township | 178 |
| Ninnescah Township | 313 |
| Peters Township | 201 |
| Richland Township | 100 |
| Rochester Township | 210 |
| Rural Township | 359 |
| Union Township | 88 |
| Valley Township | 102 |
| Vinita Township | 249 |
| White Township | 401 |
| Total population: | 8,673 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
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 (3,713) |
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1890
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(11,823) |
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1900
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(10,663) |
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1910
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(13,386) |
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1920
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(12,119) |
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1930
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(11,674) |
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1940
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(12,001) |
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1950
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(10,324) |
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1960
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(9,958) |
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1970
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(8,886) |
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1980
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(8,960) |
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1990
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(8,292) |
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2000
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(8,673) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Kingman County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Kingman County
Post offices in Kingman County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Kingman County page [Blue Skyways]
Kingman County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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