Kansas Counties

Phillips County, Kansas

Date Established:

February 26, 1867

Date Organized:

Location:

County Seat:

Phillipsburg

Origin of Name:

In honor of William Phillips, a Free State man who was murdered at Leavenworth on 1 Sept 1856 by Frederick Emory and his pro-slave 'law-and-order' militia.

Cities & Townships

Place	Population (2010 census)
Arcade Township	97
Beaver Township	55
Belmont Township	90
Bow Creek Township	43
Crystal Township	50
Dayton Township	33
Deer Creek Township	66
Freedom Township	90
Glenwood Township	44
Granite Township	31
Greenwood Township	42
Kirwin Township	234
Logan Township	637
Long Island Township	226
Mound Township	144
Phillipsburg (city)	2,581
Phillipsburg Township	259
Plainview Township	15
Plum Township	379
Prairie View Township	200
Rushville Township	15
Solomon Township	201
Sumner Township	48
Towanda Township	22
Valley Township	23
Walnut Township	17
Total population:	5,642

Population:

1880	(12,014)
1890	(13,661)
1900	(14,442)
1910	(14,150)
1920	(12,505)
1930	(12,159)
1940	(10,435)
1950	(9,273)
1960	(8,709)
1970	(7,888)
1980	(7,406)
1990	(6,590)
2000	(6,001)
2010	(5,642)

Other Resources:

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

Links to Other Sites:

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

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