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Chase County, Kansas

Date Established: February 11, 1859
Date Organized: March 15, 1859
Location: Kansas map showing location of Chase County
County Seat: Cottonwood Falls
Origin of Name: Named for Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873), in turn governor of Ohio, United States senator, Secretary of the Treasury, and chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Bazaar Township  111 
Cedar Township  59 
Cottonwood Township  159 
Diamond Creek Township  225 
Falls Township  1,053 
Homestead Township  40 
Matfield Township  126 
Strong Township  507 
Toledo Township  292 
Total population: 2,572 

Township map of Chase County, 2000
Population:
1860 (808)
1870 (1,975)
1880 (6,081)
1890 (8,233)
1900 (8,246)
1910 (7,527)
1920 (7,144)
1930 (6,952)
1940 (6,345)
1950 (4,831)
1960 (3,921)
1970 (3,408)
1980 (3,309)
1990 (3,021)
2000 (3,030)
2010 (2,790)
2020 (2,572)
Other Resources: Post offices in Chase County
Cemeteries in Chase County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Chase County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Chase County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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