Kansas Counties
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Mitchell County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Beloit |
| Origin of Name: | For William D. Mitchell, who entered the Union army as a private in Company K, Second Kansas Cavalry. Promoted to captain in a Kentucky regiment, he was killed in action at Monroe's Cross Roads, North Carolina, in 1865. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Beloit (city) | 4,019 |
| Asherville Township | 122 |
| Beloit Township | 222 |
| Bloomfield Township | 83 |
| Blue Hill Township | 36 |
| Carr Creek Township | 31 |
| Cawker Township | 578 |
| Center Township | 49 |
| Custer Township | 132 |
| Eureka Township | 41 |
| Glen Elder Township | 553 |
| Hayes Township | 21 |
| Logan Township | 168 |
| Lulu Township | 90 |
| Pittsburg Township | 346 |
| Plum Creek Township | 119 |
| Round Springs Township | 27 |
| Salt Creek Township | 39 |
| Solomon Rapids Township | 80 |
| Turkey Creek Township | 134 |
| Walnut Creek Township | 42 |
| Total population: | 6,932 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
|
 (485) |
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1880
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(14,911) |
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1890
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(15,037) |
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1900
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(14,647) |
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1910
|
(14,089) |
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1920
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(13,886) |
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1930
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(12,774) |
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1940
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(11,339) |
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1950
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(10,320) |
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1960
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(8,866) |
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1970
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(8,010) |
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1980
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(8,117) |
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1990
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(7,203) |
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2000
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(6,932) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Mitchell County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Mitchell County
Post offices in Mitchell County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Mitchell County page [Blue Skyways]
Mitchell County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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