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Kansas Counties

Cheyenne County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Cheyenne County
County Seat: St. Francis
Origin of Name: Named for the Cheyenne Indian tribe, buffalo-hunters who roamed the plains of western Kansas and Nebraska south to the Arkansas River.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Alexander Township  (Defunct)  
Beaver Township  (Defunct)  
Benkelman Township  42 
Bird City Township  655 
Calhoun Township  41 
Cherry Creek Township  (Defunct)  
Cleveland Run Township  68 
Dent Township  (Defunct)  
Eureka Township  (Defunct)  
Evergreen Township  (Defunct)  
Jaqua Township  35 
Jefferson Township  (Defunct)  
Lawn Ridge Township  (Defunct)  
Nutty Combe Township  (Defunct)  
Orlando Township  44 
Porter Township  (Defunct)  
Wano Township  1,731 
Total population: 2,616 

Township map of Cheyenne County, 2000
Population:
1880 (37)
1890 (4,401)
1900 (2,640)
1910 (4,248)
1920 (5,587)
1930 (6,948)
1940 (6,221)
1950 (5,668)
1960 (4,708)
1970 (4,256)
1980 (3,678)
1990 (3,243)
2000 (3,165)
2010 (2,726)
2020 (2,616)
Other Maps: Townships, 1940
Other Resources: Post offices in Cheyenne County
Cemeteries in Cheyenne County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Cheyenne County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Cheyenne County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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