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Graham County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1887
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Graham County
County Seat: Hill City
Origin of Name: In memory of Capt. John L. Graham, of Co. D, Eighth Kansas Infantry, who was killed in action at the Battle of Chickamauga on 19 Sept. 1863.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Allodium Township  36 
Bryant Township  80 
Gettysburg Township  71 
Graham Township  51 
Happy Township  59 
Hill City Township  1,518 
Indiana Township  26 
Millbrook Township  90 
Morlan Township  51 
Nicodemus Township  43 
Pioneer Township  16 
Solomon Township  145 
Wildhorse Township  229 
Total population: 2,415 

Township map of Graham County, 2000
Population:
1880 (4,258)
1890 (5,029)
1900 (5,173)
1910 (8,700)
1920 (7,624)
1930 (7,772)
1940 (6,071)
1950 (5,020)
1960 (5,586)
1970 (4,751)
1980 (3,995)
1990 (3,543)
2000 (2,946)
2010 (2,597)
2020 (2,415)
Other Resources: Post offices in Graham County
Cemeteries in Graham County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Graham County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Graham County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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