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Wichita County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Wichita County
County Seat: Leoti
Origin of Name: Named for the Wichita tribe.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Beaver Township  (Defunct)  
Coronado Township  (Defunct)  
Edwards Township  (Defunct)  
Leoti Township  2,152 
Sinn Township  (Defunct)  
Sumner Township  (Defunct)  
Whitewoman Township  (Defunct)  
Yates Township  (Defunct)  
Total population: 2,152 

Township map of Wichita County, 2000
Population:
1880 (14)
1890 (1,827)
1900 (1,197)
1910 (2,006)
1920 (1,856)
1930 (2,579)
1940 (2,185)
1950 (2,640)
1960 (2,765)
1970 (3,274)
1980 (3,041)
1990 (2,758)
2000 (2,531)
2010 (2,234)
2020 (2,152)
Other Resources: Post offices in Wichita County
Cemeteries in Wichita County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Wichita County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Wichita County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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