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Russell County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Russell County
County Seat: Russell
Origin of Name: In memory of Avra P. Russell, captain of Co. K, 2nd Kansas Cavalry, who died 12 Dec 1862 of wounds received in action at Prairie Grove, Ark., on 7 Dec.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Big Creek Township  549 
Center Township  220 
Fairfield Township  26 
Fairview Township  416 
Grant Township  177 
Lincoln Township  109 
Luray Township  224 
Paradise Township  138 
Plymouth Township  214 
Russell (city)  4,401 
Russell Township  81 
Waldo Township  83 
Winterset Township  53 
Total population: 6,691 

Township map of Russell County, 2000
Population:
1870 (156)
1880 (7,351)
1890 (7,333)
1900 (8,489)
1910 (10,800)
1920 (10,748)
1930 (11,045)
1940 (13,464)
1950 (13,406)
1960 (11,348)
1970 (9,428)
1980 (8,868)
1990 (7,835)
2000 (7,370)
2010 (6,970)
2020 (6,691)
Other Resources: Post offices in Russell County
Cemeteries in Russell County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Russell County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Russell County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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