Kansas Counties
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Leavenworth County, Kansas
| Date Established: | August 25, 1855 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Leavenworth |
| Origin of Name: | In honor of Gen. Henry Leavenworth (1783-1834), U.S. Army. Leavenworth, directed to establish a military post on the east bank of the Missouri River near the confluence of the Little Platte, instead selected a site on high ground on the west bank to establish Cantonment Leavenworth, later renamed Fort Leavenworth. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Lansing (city) | 9,199 |
| Leavenworth (city) | 35,420 |
| Alexandria Township | 859 |
| Delaware Township | 1,361 |
| Easton Township | 1,245 |
| Fairmount Township | 6,266 |
| High Prairie Township | 1,768 |
| Kickapoo Township | 1,760 |
| Reno Township | 1,143 |
| Sherman Township | 2,367 |
| Stranger Township | 2,451 |
| Tonganoxie Township | 4,852 |
| Total population: | 68,691 | |
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| Population: |
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1860
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 (12,606) |
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1870
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(32,444) |
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1880
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(32,355) |
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1890
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(38,485) |
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1900
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(40,940) |
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1910
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(41,207) |
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1920
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(38,402) |
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1930
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(42,673) |
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1940
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(41,112) |
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1950
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(42,361) |
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1960
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(48,524) |
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1970
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(53,340) |
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1980
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(54,809) |
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1990
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(64,371) |
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2000
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(68,691) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Leavenworth County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Leavenworth County
Post offices in Leavenworth County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Leavenworth County page [Blue Skyways]
Leavenworth County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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