Kansas Counties
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Trego County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | June 21, 1879 |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | WaKeeney |
| Origin of Name: | In memory of Edgar P. Trego, captain of Co. H, 8th Kansas Infantry, who was killed in action at Chicamauga, Ga., on 19 Sept 1863. |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
|---|
| Collyer Township | 368 |
| Franklin Township | 60 |
| Glencoe Township | 70 |
| Ogallah Township | 214 |
| Riverside Township | 117 |
| WaKeeney Township | 2,398 |
| Wilcox Township | 92 |
| Total population: | 3,319 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (166) |
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1880
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(2,535) |
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1890
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(2,535) |
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1900
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(2,722) |
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1910
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(5,398) |
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1920
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(5,880) |
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1930
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(6,470) |
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1940
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(5,822) |
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1950
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(5,868) |
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1960
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(5,473) |
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1970
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(4,436) |
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1980
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(4,165) |
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1990
|
(3,694) |
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2000
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(3,319) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Trego County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Trego County
Post offices in Trego County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Trego County page [Blue Skyways]
Trego County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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