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Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Date Established: February 11, 1859
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Wabaunsee County
County Seat: Alma
Origin of Name: Named for the Pottawatomie chief Wah-Bahn-Se (1760s?-1845 or 6)
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2010 census)
Alma Township  1,191 
Farmer Township  100 
Garfield Township  595 
Kaw Township  261 
Maple Hill Township  1,136 
Mill Creek Township  232 
Mission Creek Township  496 
Newbury Township  1,042 
Plumb Township  631 
Rock Creek Township  53 
Wabaunsee Township  524 
Washington Township  76 
Wilmington Township  716 
Total population: 7,053 

Township map of Wabaunsee County, 2000
Population:
1860 (1,023)
1870 (3,362)
1880 (8,756)
1890 (11,720)
1900 (12,813)
1910 (12,721)
1920 (11,424)
1930 (10,830)
1940 (9,219)
1950 (7,212)
1960 (6,648)
1970 (6,397)
1980 (6,867)
1990 (6,603)
2000 (6,885)
2010 (7,053)
Other Resources: Post offices in Wabaunsee County
Cemeteries in Wabaunsee County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Wabaunsee County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Wabaunsee County page [Blue Skyways]
Wabaunsee County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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