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Dickinson County, Kansas

Date Established: February 20, 1857
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Dickinson County
County Seat: Abilene
Origin of Name: Named in honor of Daniel S. Dickinson (1800-1866), United States senator from New York.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Abilene (city)  6,460 
Banner Township  75 
Buckeye Township  449 
Center Township  1,059 
Cheever Township  165 
Flora Township  168 
Fragrant Hill Township  242 
Garfield Township  187 
Grant Township  916 
Hayes Township  258 
Herington (city)  2,109 
Holland Township  103 
Hope Township  438 
Jefferson Township  216 
Liberty Township  308 
Lincoln Township  1,535 
Logan Township  170 
Lyon Township  221 
Newbern Township  362 
Noble Township  1,863 
Ridge Township  132 
Rinehart Township  232 
Sherman Township  164 
Union Township  158 
Wheatland Township  129 
Willowdale Township  283 
Total population: 18,402 

Township map of Dickinson County, 2000
Population:
1860 (378)
1870 (3,043)
1880 (15,251)
1890 (22,273)
1900 (21,816)
1910 (24,361)
1920 (25,777)
1930 (25,870)
1940 (22,929)
1950 (21,190)
1960 (21,572)
1970 (19,993)
1980 (20,175)
1990 (18,958)
2000 (19,344)
2010 (19,754)
2020 (18,402)
Other Resources: Post offices in Dickinson County
Cemeteries in Dickinson County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Dickinson County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Dickinson County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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