Kansas Counties

Kingman County, Kansas

Date Established:

March 07, 1872

Date Organized:

Location:

County Seat:

Kingman

Origin of Name:

In honor of Samuel A. Kingman (1818-1904), member of the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, chief justice of the Kansas supreme court, briefly state librarian, and first president of the Kansas State Historical Society.

Cities & Townships

Place	Population (2010 census)
Allen Township	84
Belmont Township	49
Bennett Township	633
Canton Township	109
Chikaskia Township	127
Dale Township	166
Dresden Township	309
Eagle Township	125
Eureka Township	98
Evan Township	542
Galesburg Township	218
Hoosier Township	149
Kingman (city)	3,177
Kingman Township	115
Liberty Township	132
Ninnescah Township	273
Peters Township	123
Richland Township	107
Rochester Township	168
Rural Township	334
Union Township	76
Valley Township	100
Vinita Township	253
White Township	391
Total population:	7,858

Population:

1880	(3,713)
1890	(11,823)
1900	(10,663)
1910	(13,386)
1920	(12,119)
1930	(11,674)
1940	(12,001)
1950	(10,324)
1960	(9,958)
1970	(8,886)
1980	(8,960)
1990	(8,292)
2000	(8,673)
2010	(7,858)

Other Resources:

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

Links to Other Sites:

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

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