Kansas Counties
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Morton County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 20, 1886 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Elkhart |
| Origin of Name: | For Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877), U.S. senator from Indiana. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Cimarron Township | 67 |
| Jones Township | 17 |
| Richfield Township | 218 |
| Rolla Township | 650 |
| Taloga Township | 2,437 |
| Westola Township | 107 |
| Total population: | 3,496 | |
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| Population: |
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1890
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 (724) |
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1900
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(304) |
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1910
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(1,333) |
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1920
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(3,177) |
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1930
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(4,092) |
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1940
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(2,186) |
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1950
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(2,610) |
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1960
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(3,354) |
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1970
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(3,576) |
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1980
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(3,454) |
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1990
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(3,480) |
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2000
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(3,496) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Morton County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Morton County
Post offices in Morton County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Morton County page [Blue Skyways]
Morton County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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