Kansas Counties
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Lane County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 |
| Date Organized: | June 03, 1886 |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Dighton |
| Origin of Name: | For James Henry Lane (1814-1866), a leader of the Free State forces in territorial Kansas and one of the first U.S. senators from the state. During the Civil War, he helped organize several regiments of volunteers, including one of the first black regiments. Never very stable mentally, he committed suicide in July of 1866. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Alamota Township | 108 |
| Blaine Township | [defunct] |
| Cheyenne Township | 336 |
| Cleveland Township | [defunct] |
| Dighton Township | 1,573 |
| Spring Creek Township | [defunct] |
| Sutton Township | [defunct] |
| White Rock Township | 26 |
| Wilson Township | 112 |
| Total population: | 2,155 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
|
 (601) |
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1890
|
(2,060) |
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1900
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(1,563) |
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1910
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(2,603) |
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1920
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(2,848) |
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1930
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(3,372) |
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1940
|
(2,821) |
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1950
|
(2,808) |
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1960
|
(3,060) |
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1970
|
(2,707) |
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1980
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(2,472) |
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1990
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(2,375) |
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2000
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(2,155) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Lane County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Lane County
Post offices in Lane County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Lane County page [Blue Skyways]
Lane County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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