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Greenwood County, Kansas

Date Established: August 25, 1855
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Greenwood County
County Seat: Eureka
Origin of Name: In honor of Alfred B. Greenwood (1811-1889), U.S. congressman from Arkansas and later commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Bachelor Township  164 
Eureka (city)  2,332 
Eureka Township  355 
Fall River Township  203 
Janesville Township  333 
Lane Township  75 
Madison Township  1,007 
Otter Creek Township  165 
Pleasant Grove Township  64 
Quincy Township  164 
Salem Township  25 
Salt Springs Township  384 
Shell Rock Township  131 
South Salem Township  96 
Spring Creek Township  110 
Twin Grove Township  408 
Total population: 6,016 

Township map of Greenwood County, 2000
Population:
1860 (759)
1870 (3,484)
1880 (10,548)
1890 (16,309)
1900 (16,196)
1910 (16,060)
1920 (14,715)
1930 (19,235)
1940 (16,495)
1950 (13,574)
1960 (11,253)
1970 (9,141)
1980 (8,764)
1990 (7,847)
2000 (7,673)
2010 (6,689)
2020 (6,016)
Other Resources: Post offices in Greenwood County
Cemeteries in Greenwood County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Greenwood County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Greenwood County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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