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Mitchell County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Mitchell County
County Seat: Beloit
Origin of Name: For William D. Mitchell, who entered the Union army as a private in Company K, Second Kansas Cavalry. Promoted to captain in a Kentucky regiment, he was killed in action at Monroe's Cross Roads, North Carolina, in 1865.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Asherville Township  119 
Beloit (city)  3,404 
Beloit Township  176 
Bloomfield Township  81 
Blue Hill Township  33 
Carr Creek Township  23 
Cawker Township  516 
Center Township  36 
Custer Township  104 
Eureka Township  26 
Glen Elder Township  432 
Hayes Township  30 
Logan Township  121 
Lulu Township  80 
Pittsburg Township  258 
Plum Creek Township  108 
Round Springs Township  24 
Salt Creek Township  16 
Solomon Rapids Township  60 
Turkey Creek Township  118 
Walnut Creek Township  31 
Total population: 5,796 

Township map of Mitchell County, 2000
Population:
1870 (485)
1880 (14,911)
1890 (15,037)
1900 (14,647)
1910 (14,089)
1920 (13,886)
1930 (12,774)
1940 (11,339)
1950 (10,320)
1960 (8,866)
1970 (8,010)
1980 (8,117)
1990 (7,203)
2000 (6,932)
2010 (6,373)
2020 (5,796)
Other Resources: Post offices in Mitchell County
Cemeteries in Mitchell County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Mitchell County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Mitchell County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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