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Cowley County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized: February 28, 1870
Location: Kansas map showing location of Cowley County
County Seat: Winfield
Origin of Name: In memory of 1st Lt. Matthew Cowley of Co. I, Ninth Kansas Cavalry, who died on active duty in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 7 Oct 1864.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Arkansas City (city)  11,974 
Beaver Township  212 
Bolton Township  1,434 
Cedar Township  20 
Creswell Township  1,888 
Dexter Township  374 
Fairview Township  281 
Grant Township  75 
Harvey Township  83 
Liberty Township  174 
Maple Township  761 
Ninnescah Township  915 
Omnia Township  274 
Otter Township  24 
Pleasant Valley Township  813 
Richland Township  169 
Rock Creek Township  266 
Salem Township  307 
Sheridan Township  161 
Silver Creek Township  689 
Silverdale Township  329 
Spring Creek Township  76 
Tisdale Township  298 
Vernon Township  431 
Walnut Township  590 
Windsor Township  154 
Winfield (city)  11,777 
Total population: 34,549 

Township map of Cowley County, 2000
Population:
1870 (1,175)
1880 (21,538)
1890 (34,478)
1900 (30,156)
1910 (31,790)
1920 (35,155)
1930 (40,903)
1940 (38,139)
1950 (36,905)
1960 (37,861)
1970 (35,012)
1980 (36,824)
1990 (36,915)
2000 (36,291)
2010 (36,311)
2020 (34,549)
Other Resources: Post offices in Cowley County
Cemeteries in Cowley County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Cowley County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Cowley County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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