Kansas Counties
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Russell County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Russell |
| Origin of Name: | In memory of Avra P. Russell, captain of Co. K, 2nd Kansas Cavalry, who died 12 Dec 1862 of wounds received in action at Prairie Grove, Ark., on 7 Dec. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Russell (city) | 4,696 |
| Big Creek Township | 515 |
| Center Township | 255 |
| Fairfield Township | 42 |
| Fairview Township | 526 |
| Grant Township | 159 |
| Lincoln Township | 147 |
| Luray Township | 270 |
| Paradise Township | 169 |
| Plymouth Township | 319 |
| Russell Township | 89 |
| Waldo Township | 108 |
| Winterset Township | 75 |
| Total population: | 7,370 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (156) |
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1880
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(7,351) |
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1890
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(7,333) |
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1900
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(8,489) |
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1910
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(10,800) |
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1920
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(10,748) |
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1930
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(11,045) |
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1940
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(13,464) |
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1950
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(13,406) |
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1960
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(11,348) |
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1970
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(9,428) |
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1980
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(8,868) |
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1990
|
(7,835) |
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2000
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(7,370) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Russell County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Russell County
Post offices in Russell County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Russell County page [Blue Skyways]
Russell County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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