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Ness County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Ness City |
| Origin of Name: | In memory of Corp. Noah Van Buren Ness (or Kness), of Co. G, 7th Kansas Cavalry, who died 22 Aug 1864 at Abbeyville, Miss., of wounds received in action three days earlier. His military records spelled his surname Ness, and that spelling was used in the statute creating the county; however, recent research indicates he signed his name Kness on various legal documents. (See 'City, county realize their own name is misspelled', Topeka Capital-Journal, 6 Sept 2004.) |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Bazine Township | 441 |
| Center Township | 1,567 |
| Eden Township | 70 |
| Forrester Township | 109 |
| Franklin Township | 132 |
| Highpoint Township | 93 |
| Johnson Township | 76 |
| Nevada Township | 479 |
| Ohio Township | 345 |
| Waring Township | 142 |
| Total population: | 3,454 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (2) |
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1880
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(3,722) |
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1890
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(4,944) |
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1900
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(4,535) |
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1910
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(5,883) |
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1920
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(7,490) |
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1930
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(8,358) |
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1940
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(6,864) |
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1950
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(6,322) |
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1960
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(5,470) |
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1970
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(4,791) |
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1980
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(4,498) |
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1990
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(4,033) |
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2000
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(3,454) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Ness County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Ness County
Post offices in Ness County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Ness County page [Blue Skyways]
Ness County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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