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Pottawatomie County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 20, 1857 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Westmoreland |
| Origin of Name: | Named for the Indian tribe. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Manhattan (city) | 3 |
| Belvue Township | 404 |
| Blue Township | 1,802 |
| Blue Valley Township | 339 |
| Center Township | 104 |
| Clear Creek Township | 113 |
| Emmett Township | 478 |
| Grant Township | 293 |
| Green Township | 188 |
| Lincoln Township | 124 |
| Lone Tree Township | 239 |
| Louisville Township | 735 |
| Mill Creek Township | 1,000 |
| Pottawatomie Township | 499 |
| Rock Creek Township | 653 |
| Shannon Township | 235 |
| Sherman Township | 126 |
| Spring Creek Township | 61 |
| St. Clere Township | 83 |
| St. George Township | 2,629 |
| St. Marys Township | 2,789 |
| Union Township | 164 |
| Vienna Township | 92 |
| Wamego Township | 5,056 |
| Total population: | 18,209 | |
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| Population: |
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1860
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 (1,529) |
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1870
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(7,848) |
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1880
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(16,350) |
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1890
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(17,722) |
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1900
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(18,470) |
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1910
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(17,522) |
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1920
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(16,154) |
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1930
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(15,862) |
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1940
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(14,015) |
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1950
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(12,344) |
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1960
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(11,957) |
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1970
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(11,755) |
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1980
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(14,782) |
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1990
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(16,128) |
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2000
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(18,209) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Pottawatomie County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Pottawatomie County
Post offices in Pottawatomie County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Pottawatomie County page [Blue Skyways]
Pottawatomie County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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