Kansas Counties
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Meade County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Meade |
| Origin of Name: | For Gen. George G. Meade (1815-1872), Union army general and the victor at Gettysburg. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Cimarron Township | 93 |
| Crooked Creek Township | 92 |
| Eden Township | [defunct] |
| Fowler Township | 749 |
| Logan Township | 100 |
| Meade Center Township | 1,968 |
| Mertilla Township | 221 |
| Odee Township | 50 |
| Sand Creek Township | 38 |
| West Plains Township | 1,320 |
| Total population: | 4,631 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
|
 (296) |
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1890
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(2,542) |
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1900
|
(1,581) |
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1910
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(5,055) |
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1920
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(5,542) |
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1930
|
(6,858) |
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1940
|
(5,522) |
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1950
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(5,710) |
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1960
|
(5,505) |
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1970
|
(4,912) |
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1980
|
(4,788) |
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1990
|
(4,247) |
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2000
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(4,631) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Meade County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Meade County
Post offices in Meade County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Meade County page [Blue Skyways]
Meade County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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