Kansas Counties
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Sheridan County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Hoxie |
| Origin of Name: | For Gen. Philip H. Sheridan (1831-1888), active in the post-Civil War Indian campaigns on the plains. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Adell Township | 13 |
| Bloomfield Township | 45 |
| Bowcreek Township | 54 |
| East Saline Township | 66 |
| Kenneth Township | 1,430 |
| Logan Township | 115 |
| Parnell Township | 104 |
| Prairie Dog Township | 71 |
| Saline Township | [defunct] |
| Sheridan Township | 269 |
| Solomon Township | 248 |
| Springbrook Township | 108 |
| Union Township | 60 |
| Valley Township | 139 |
| West Saline Township | 91 |
| Total population: | 2,813 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
|
 (1,567) |
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1890
|
(3,733) |
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1900
|
(3,819) |
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1910
|
(5,651) |
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1920
|
(5,484) |
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1930
|
(6,038) |
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1940
|
(5,312) |
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1950
|
(4,607) |
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1960
|
(4,267) |
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1970
|
(3,859) |
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1980
|
(3,544) |
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1990
|
(3,043) |
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2000
|
(2,813) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Sheridan County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Sheridan County
Post offices in Sheridan County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Sheridan County page [Blue Skyways]
Sheridan County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
Sheridan County Historical Society |
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