Kansas Counties

Barton County, Kansas

Date Established:

February 26, 1867

Date Organized:

May 16, 1872

Location:

Boundaries:

On 15 May 1875, the southern boundary was moved south to encompass the northern half of Stafford County; on 25 April 1879, Stafford County was reestablished.

County Seat:

Great Bend

Origin of Name:

Named for Clara Harlowe Barton (1821-1912), Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.

Cities & Townships

Place	Population (2010 census)
Albion Township	63
Beaver Township	99
Buffalo Township	417
Cheyenne Township	207
Clarence Township	117
Cleveland Township	42
Comanche Township	462
Ellinwood (city)	2,131
Eureka Township	82
Fairview Township	89
Grant Township	55
Great Bend (city)	15,995
Great Bend Township	1,752
Hoisington (city)	2,706
Independent Township	758
Lakin Township	262
Liberty Township	262
Logan Township	138
North Homestead Township	111
Pawnee Rock Township	373
South Bend Township	674
South Homestead Township	322
Union Township	101
Walnut Township	403
Wheatland Township	53
Total population:	27,674

Population:

1870	(2)
1880	(10,318)
1890	(13,172)
1900	(13,784)
1910	(17,876)
1920	(18,422)
1930	(19,776)
1940	(25,010)
1950	(29,909)
1960	(32,368)
1970	(30,663)
1980	(31,343)
1990	(29,382)
2000	(28,205)
2010	(27,674)

Other Resources:

Post offices in Barton County
Cemeteries in Barton County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Barton County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory

Links to Other Sites:

Barton County page [Blue Skyways]
Barton County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]

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