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Wichita County, Kansas

Date Established:March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Wichita County
County Seat:Leoti
Origin of Name:Named for the Wichita tribe.
Cities & Townships:
PlacePopulation (2000 census)
Beaver Township[defunct]
Coronado Township[defunct]
Edwards Township[defunct]
Leoti Township2,531
Sinn Township[defunct]
Sumner Township[defunct]
Whitewoman Township[defunct]
Yates Township[defunct]
Total population:2,531
Township map of Wichita County, 2000
Population:
1880 (14)
1890 (1,827)
1900 (1,197)
1910 (2,006)
1920 (1,856)
1930 (2,579)
1940 (2,185)
1950 (2,640)
1960 (2,765)
1970 (3,274)
1980 (3,041)
1990 (2,758)
2000 (2,531)
Other Resources:Bibliography
Cemeteries in Wichita County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Wichita County
Post offices in Wichita County
Links to Other Sites:Wichita County page [Blue Skyways]
Wichita County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]

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