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Scott County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Scott County
County Seat: Scott City
Origin of Name: Named for Gen. Winfield Scott (1786-1866), hero of the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War, commander of U.S. forces in the Mexican War, and the first general-in-chief of the Union armies in the Civil War.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Beaver Township  260 
Isbel Township  88 
Keystone Township  84 
Lake Township  71 
Michigan Township  80 
Scott City (city)  4,113 
Scott Township  230 
Valley Township  225 
Total population: 5,151 

Township map of Scott County, 2000
Population:
1880 (43)
1890 (1,262)
1900 (1,098)
1910 (3,047)
1920 (3,121)
1930 (3,976)
1940 (3,773)
1950 (4,921)
1960 (5,228)
1970 (5,606)
1980 (5,782)
1990 (5,289)
2000 (5,120)
2010 (4,936)
2020 (5,151)
Other Resources: Post offices in Scott County
Cemeteries in Scott County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Scott County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Scott County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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