Kansas Counties
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Morris County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 11, 1859 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Council Grove |
| Origin of Name: | For Thomas Morris (1776-1844), U.S. senator from Ohio. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Council Grove (city) | 2,321 |
| Herington (city) | 0 |
| Burdick Township | [defunct] |
| Clarks Creek Township | [defunct] |
| Council Grove Township | [defunct] |
| Diamond Valley Township | [defunct] |
| Elm Creek Township | [defunct] |
| Four Mile Township | [defunct] |
| Garfield Township | [defunct] |
| Grandview Township | [defunct] |
| Highland Township | 94 |
| Neosho Township | [defunct] |
| Ohio Township | [defunct] |
| Overland Township | 60 |
| Parker Township | [defunct] |
| Rolling Prairie Township | [defunct] |
| Township No. 1 | 551 |
| Township No. 2 | 688 |
| Township No. 3 | 503 |
| Township No. 4 | 252 |
| Township No. 5 | 686 |
| Township No. 6 | 111 |
| Township No. 7 | 258 |
| Township No. 8 | 212 |
| Township No. 9 | 368 |
| Valley Township | [defunct] |
| Warren Township | [defunct] |
| Total population: | 6,104 | |
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| Population: |
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1860
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 (770) |
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1870
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(2,225) |
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1880
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(9,265) |
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1890
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(11,381) |
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1900
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(11,967) |
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1910
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(12,397) |
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1920
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(12,005) |
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1930
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(11,859) |
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1940
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(10,363) |
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1950
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(8,485) |
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1960
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(7,392) |
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1970
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(6,432) |
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1980
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(6,419) |
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1990
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(6,198) |
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2000
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(6,104) |
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| Other Maps: |  |
| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Morris County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Morris County
Post offices in Morris County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Morris County page [Blue Skyways]
Morris County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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