Kansas Counties
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Shawnee County, Kansas
| Date Established: | August 25, 1855 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Topeka |
| Origin of Name: | For the Shawnee tribe of Indians. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Topeka (city) | 122,377 |
| Auburn Township | 2,787 |
| Dover Township | 1,734 |
| Grove Township | 473 |
| Menoken Township | 1,371 |
| Mission Township | 9,070 |
| Monmouth Township | 2,786 |
| Rossville Township | 1,681 |
| Silver Lake Township | 1,949 |
| Soldier Township | 12,867 |
| Tecumseh Township | 7,822 |
| Topeka Township | 931 |
| Williamsport Township | 4,023 |
| Total population: | 169,871 | |
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| Population: |
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1860
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 (3,513) |
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1870
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(13,121) |
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1880
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(29,093) |
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1890
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(49,172) |
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1900
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(53,727) |
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1910
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(61,874) |
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1920
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(69,159) |
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1930
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(85,200) |
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1940
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(91,247) |
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1950
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(105,418) |
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1960
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(141,286) |
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1970
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(155,322) |
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1980
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(154,916) |
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1990
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(160,976) |
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2000
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(169,871) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Shawnee County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Shawnee County
Post offices in Shawnee County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Shawnee County page [Blue Skyways]
Shawnee County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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