Kansas Counties
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Stevens County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Hugoton |
| Origin of Name: | In honor of Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and a passionate advocate of Radical Republicanism. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Banner Township | 164 |
| Center Township | 4,131 |
| Cleveland Township | [defunct] |
| Dermot Township | [defunct] |
| Harmony Township | 143 |
| Lafayette Township | [defunct] |
| Lincoln Township | [defunct] |
| Moscow Township | 711 |
| Niagara Township | [defunct] |
| Voorhees Township | 145 |
| West Center Township | 169 |
| Woodsdale Township | [defunct] |
| Total population: | 5,463 | |
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| Population: |
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1880
|
 (12) |
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1890
|
(1,418) |
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1900
|
(620) |
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1910
|
(2,453) |
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1920
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(3,943) |
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1930
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(4,655) |
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1940
|
(3,193) |
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1950
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(4,516) |
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1960
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(4,400) |
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1970
|
(4,198) |
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1980
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(4,736) |
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1990
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(5,048) |
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2000
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(5,463) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Stevens County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Stevens County
Post offices in Stevens County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Stevens County page [Blue Skyways]
Stevens County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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