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Kansas Counties

Jewell County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Jewell County
County Seat: Mankato
Origin of Name: In honor of Lt. Col. Lewis R. Jewell of the Sixth Kansas Cavalry, who died 30 Nov 1862 of wounds received in action at Cane Hill, Arkansas, on 28 Nov 1862.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Allen Township  13 
Athens Township  50 
Browns Creek Township  57 
Buffalo Township  458 
Burr Oak Township  197 
Calvin Township  36 
Center Township  956 
Erving Township  37 
Esbon Township  141 
Grant Township  159 
Harrison Township  46 
Highland Township  35 
Holmwood Township  42 
Ionia Township  67 
Jackson Township  110 
Limestone Township  37 
Montana Township  64 
Odessa Township  16 
Prairie Township  139 
Richland Township  32 
Sinclair Township  59 
Vicksburg Township  21 
Walnut Township  56 
Washington Township  52 
White Mound Township  52 
Total population: 2,932 

Township map of Jewell County, 2000
Population:
1870 (207)
1880 (17,475)
1890 (19,349)
1900 (19,420)
1910 (18,148)
1920 (16,240)
1930 (14,462)
1940 (11,970)
1950 (9,698)
1960 (7,217)
1970 (6,099)
1980 (5,241)
1990 (4,251)
2000 (3,791)
2010 (3,077)
2020 (2,932)
Other Resources: Post offices in Jewell County
Cemeteries in Jewell County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Jewell County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Jewell County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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