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Barton County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized: May 16, 1872
Location: Kansas map showing location of Barton County
Boundaries: On 15 May 1875, the southern boundary was moved south to encompass the northern half of Stafford County; on 25 April 1879, Stafford County was reestablished.
County Seat: Great Bend
Origin of Name: Named for Clara Harlowe Barton (1821-1912), Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Albion Township  60 
Beaver Township  98 
Buffalo Township  431 
Cheyenne Township  200 
Clarence Township  133 
Cleveland Township  25 
Comanche Township  408 
Ellinwood (city)  2,011 
Eureka Township  70 
Fairview Township  110 
Grant Township  50 
Great Bend (city)  14,733 
Great Bend Township  1,365 
Hoisington (city)  2,699 
Independent Township  655 
Lakin Township  251 
Liberty Township  248 
Logan Township  165 
North Homestead Township  105 
Pawnee Rock Township  313 
South Bend Township  566 
South Homestead Township  338 
Union Township  77 
Walnut Township  327 
Wheatland Township  55 
Total population: 25,493 

Township map of Barton County, 2000
Population:
1870 (2)
1880 (10,318)
1890 (13,172)
1900 (13,784)
1910 (17,876)
1920 (18,422)
1930 (19,776)
1940 (25,010)
1950 (29,909)
1960 (32,368)
1970 (30,663)
1980 (31,343)
1990 (29,382)
2000 (28,205)
2010 (27,674)
2020 (25,493)
Other Resources: Post offices in Barton County
Cemeteries in Barton County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Barton County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Barton County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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