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Stevens County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Stevens County
County Seat: Hugoton
Origin of Name: In honor of Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868), a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and a passionate advocate of Radical Republicanism.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Banner Township  201 
Center Township  4,148 
Cleveland Township  (Defunct)  
Dermot Township  (Defunct)  
Harmony Township  84 
Lafayette Township  (Defunct)  
Lincoln Township  (Defunct)  
Moscow Township  546 
Niagara Township  (Defunct)  
Voorhees Township  111 
West Center Township  160 
Woodsdale Township  (Defunct)  
Total population: 5,250 

Township map of Stevens County, 2000
Population:
1880 (12)
1890 (1,418)
1900 (620)
1910 (2,453)
1920 (3,943)
1930 (4,655)
1940 (3,193)
1950 (4,516)
1960 (4,400)
1970 (4,198)
1980 (4,736)
1990 (5,048)
2000 (5,463)
2010 (5,724)
2020 (5,250)
Other Resources: Post offices in Stevens County
Cemeteries in Stevens County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Stevens County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Stevens County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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