Kansas Counties

Reno County, Kansas

Date Established:

February 26, 1867

Date Organized:

Location:

County Seat:

Hutchinson

Origin of Name:

In memory of Gen. Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862). Commander of the Union 9th Army Corps, he was killed at the Battle of South Mountain (Maryland) on 14 Sept 1862.

Cities & Townships

Place	Population (2010 census)
Albion Township	841
Arlington Township	642
Bell Township	75
Castleton Township	285
Center Township	668
Clay Township	2,057
Enterprise Township	128
Grant Township	1,348
Grove Township	47
Haven Township	1,649
Hayes Township	79
Huntsville Township	115
Hutchinson (city)	42,080
Langdon Township	117
Lincoln Township	680
Little River Township	1,822
Loda Township	104
Medford Township	154
Medora Township	1,665
Miami Township	462
Nickerson (city)	1,070
Ninnescah Township	226
North Hayes Township	(Defunct)
Plevna Township	246
Reno Township	4,362
Roscoe Township	105
Salt Creek Township	451
Sumner Township	654
Sylvia Township	311
Troy Township	124
Valley Township	847
Walnut Township	103
Westminster Township	196
Yoder Township	798
Total population:	64,511

Population:

1880	(12,826)
1890	(27,079)
1900	(29,027)
1910	(37,853)
1920	(44,423)
1930	(47,785)
1940	(52,165)
1950	(54,058)
1960	(59,055)
1970	(60,765)
1980	(64,983)
1990	(62,389)
2000	(64,790)
2010	(64,511)

Other Resources:

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

Links to Other Sites:

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

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