Kansas Counties
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Stafford County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | St. John |
| Origin of Name: | In memory of Capt. Lewis Stafford of Co. E, First Kansas Infantry, who was accidentally killed at Young's Point, La., on 31 Jan 1863. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Albano Township | 56 |
| Byron Township | 80 |
| Clear Creek Township | 36 |
| Cleveland Township | 68 |
| Cooper Township | [defunct] |
| Douglas Township | 138 |
| East Cooper Township | 90 |
| Fairview Township | 98 |
| Farmington Township | 591 |
| Hayes Township | 212 |
| Lincoln Township | 113 |
| North Seward Township | 186 |
| Ohio Township | 409 |
| Putnam Township | 19 |
| Richland Township | 70 |
| Rose Valley Township | 74 |
| Seward Township | [defunct] |
| South Seward Township | 55 |
| St. John Township | 1,037 |
| Stafford Township | 1,291 |
| Union Township | 41 |
| West Cooper Township | 64 |
| York Township | 61 |
| Total population: | 4,789 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
|
 (4,755) |
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1890
|
(8,520) |
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1900
|
(9,829) |
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1910
|
(12,510) |
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1920
|
(11,559) |
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1930
|
(10,460) |
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1940
|
(10,487) |
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1950
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(8,816) |
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1960
|
(7,451) |
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1970
|
(5,943) |
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1980
|
(5,694) |
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1990
|
(5,365) |
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2000
|
(4,789) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Stafford County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Stafford County
Post offices in Stafford County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Stafford County page [Blue Skyways]
Stafford County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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