Kansas Counties
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Lincoln County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Lincoln |
| Origin of Name: | In memory of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), the martyred sixteenth president of the United States. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Battle Creek Township | 51 |
| Beaver Township | 454 |
| Cedron Township | 47 |
| Colorado Township | 340 |
| Elkhorn Township | 927 |
| Franklin Township | 80 |
| Golden Belt Township | 67 |
| Grant Township | 91 |
| Hanover Township | 43 |
| Highland Township | 65 |
| Indiana Township | 206 |
| Logan Township | 67 |
| Madison Township | 96 |
| Marion Township | 103 |
| Orange Township | 68 |
| Pleasant Township | 482 |
| Salt Creek Township | 61 |
| Scott Township | 158 |
| Valley Township | 69 |
| Vesper Township | 103 |
| Total population: | 3,578 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
|
 (516) |
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1880
|
(8,582) |
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1890
|
(9,709) |
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1900
|
(9,886) |
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1910
|
(10,142) |
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1920
|
(9,894) |
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1930
|
(9,707) |
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1940
|
(8,338) |
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1950
|
(6,643) |
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1960
|
(5,556) |
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1970
|
(4,582) |
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1980
|
(4,145) |
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1990
|
(3,653) |
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2000
|
(3,578) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Lincoln County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Lincoln County
Post offices in Lincoln County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Lincoln County page [Blue Skyways]
Lincoln County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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