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Sheridan County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Sheridan County
County Seat: Hoxie
Origin of Name: For Gen. Philip H. Sheridan (1831-1888), active in the post-Civil War Indian campaigns on the plains.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Adell Township 
Bloomfield Township  36 
Bowcreek Township  43 
East Saline Township  48 
Kenneth Township  1,382 
Logan Township  130 
Parnell Township  91 
Prairie Dog Township  33 
Saline Township  (Defunct)  
Sheridan Township  285 
Solomon Township  135 
Springbrook Township  59 
Union Township  33 
Valley Township  102 
West Saline Township  63 
Total population: 2,447 

Township map of Sheridan County, 2000
Population:
1880 (1,567)
1890 (3,733)
1900 (3,819)
1910 (5,651)
1920 (5,484)
1930 (6,038)
1940 (5,312)
1950 (4,607)
1960 (4,267)
1970 (3,859)
1980 (3,544)
1990 (3,043)
2000 (2,813)
2010 (2,556)
2020 (2,447)
Other Resources: Post offices in Sheridan County
Cemeteries in Sheridan County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Sheridan County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Sheridan County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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