Kansas Counties

Sheridan County, Kansas

Date Established:	March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location:
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	Place Population (2010 census) Adell Township  12  Bloomfield Township  34  Bowcreek Township  40  East Saline Township  45  Kenneth Township  1,350  Logan Township  97  Parnell Township  102  Prairie Dog Township  76  Saline Township  (Defunct)   Sheridan Township  297  Solomon Township  179  Springbrook Township  110  Union Township  42  Valley Township  109  West Saline Township  63  Total population: 2,556
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)
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 page [Blue Skyways] Sheridan County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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