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Meade County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Meade County
County Seat: Meade
Origin of Name: For Gen. George G. Meade (1815-1872), Union army general and the victor at Gettysburg.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Cimarron Township  67 
Crooked Creek Township  48 
Eden Township  (Defunct)  
Fowler Township  651 
Logan Township  102 
Meade Center Township  1,737 
Mertilla Township  196 
Odee Township  51 
Sand Creek Township  26 
West Plains Township  1,177 
Total population: 4,055 

Township map of Meade County, 2000
Population:
1880 (296)
1890 (2,542)
1900 (1,581)
1910 (5,055)
1920 (5,542)
1930 (6,858)
1940 (5,522)
1950 (5,710)
1960 (5,505)
1970 (4,912)
1980 (4,788)
1990 (4,247)
2000 (4,631)
2010 (4,575)
2020 (4,055)
Other Resources: Post offices in Meade County
Cemeteries in Meade County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Meade County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Meade County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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