Kansas Counties

Meade County, Kansas

Date Established:	March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
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County Seat:	Meade
Origin of Name:	For Gen. George G. Meade (1815-1872), Union army general and the victor at Gettysburg.
Cities & Townships	Place Population (2010 census) Cimarron Township  75  Crooked Creek Township  73  Eden Township  (Defunct)   Fowler Township  746  Logan Township  87  Meade Center Township  2,001  Mertilla Township  198  Odee Township  37  Sand Creek Township  38  West Plains Township  1,320  Total population: 4,575
Population:	1880 (296) 1890 (2,542) 1900 (1,581) 1910 (5,055) 1920 (5,542) 1930 (6,858) 1940 (5,522) 1950 (5,710) 1960 (5,505) 1970 (4,912) 1980 (4,788) 1990 (4,247) 2000 (4,631) 2010 (4,575)
Other Resources:	Post offices in Meade County Cemeteries in Meade County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Meade County Bibliography Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites:	Meade County page [Blue Skyways] Meade County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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