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Cloud County, Kansas

Date Established: March 27, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Cloud County
County Seat: Concordia
Origin of Name: In honor of William F. Cloud (1825-1905), colonel of the Second Kansas Cavalry during the Civil War.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Arion Township  112 
Aurora Township  133 
Buffalo Township  93 
Center Township  182 
Colfax Township  55 
Concordia (city)  5,111 
Elk Township  785 
Grant Township  324 
Lawrence Township  128 
Lincoln Township  363 
Lyon Township  84 
Meredith Township  73 
Nelson Township  106 
Oakland Township  36 
Shirley Township  150 
Sibley Township  149 
Solomon Township  547 
Starr Township  550 
Summit Township  51 
Total population: 9,032 

Township map of Cloud County, 2000
Population:
1870 (2,323)
1880 (15,343)
1890 (19,295)
1900 (18,071)
1910 (18,388)
1920 (17,714)
1930 (18,006)
1940 (17,247)
1950 (16,104)
1960 (14,407)
1970 (13,466)
1980 (12,494)
1990 (11,023)
2000 (10,268)
2010 (9,533)
2020 (9,032)
Other Resources: Post offices in Cloud County
Cemeteries in Cloud County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Cloud County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Cloud County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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