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Rawlins County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Rawlins County
County Seat: Atwood
Origin of Name: For John A. Rawlins (1831-1869), Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's chief of staff and closest friend during the Civil War; he died a few months after accepting the position of Secretary of War in Grant's first presidential administration.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Achilles Township  41 
Atwood Township  1,326 
Center Township  308 
Driftwood Township  85 
Herl Township  284 
Jefferson Township  33 
Ludell Township  91 
Mirage Township  55 
Rocewood Township  311 
Union Township  27 
Total population: 2,561 

Township map of Rawlins County, 2000
Population:
1880 (1,623)
1890 (6,756)
1900 (5,241)
1910 (6,380)
1920 (6,799)
1930 (7,362)
1940 (6,618)
1950 (5,728)
1960 (5,279)
1970 (4,393)
1980 (4,105)
1990 (3,404)
2000 (2,966)
2010 (2,519)
2020 (2,561)
Other Resources: Post offices in Rawlins County
Cemeteries in Rawlins County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Rawlins County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Rawlins County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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