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Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Date Established: February 11, 1859
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Wabaunsee County
County Seat: Alma
Origin of Name: Named for the Pottawatomie chief Wah-Bahn-Se (1760s?-1845 or 6)
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Alma Township  1,160 
Farmer Township  83 
Garfield Township  561 
Kaw Township  250 
Maple Hill Township  1,136 
Mill Creek Township  234 
Mission Creek Township  485 
Newbury Township  1,091 
Plumb Township  600 
Rock Creek Township  45 
Wabaunsee Township  579 
Washington Township  70 
Wilmington Township  583 
Total population: 6,877 

Township map of Wabaunsee County, 2000
Population:
1860 (1,023)
1870 (3,362)
1880 (8,756)
1890 (11,720)
1900 (12,813)
1910 (12,721)
1920 (11,424)
1930 (10,830)
1940 (9,219)
1950 (7,212)
1960 (6,648)
1970 (6,397)
1980 (6,867)
1990 (6,603)
2000 (6,885)
2010 (7,053)
2020 (6,877)
Other Resources: Post offices in Wabaunsee County
Cemeteries in Wabaunsee County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Wabaunsee County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Wabaunsee County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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