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McPherson County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized: March 01, 1870
Location: Kansas map showing location of McPherson County
County Seat: McPherson
Origin of Name: For Gen. James B. McPherson (1828-1864). Major-general and commander of the Army of the Tennessee, he was the highest-ranking Union officer to be killed in battle during the Civil War, at the Battle of Atlanta.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Battle Hill Township  108 
Bonaville Township  82 
Canton Township  976 
Castle Township  162 
Delmore Township  194 
Empire Township  1,253 
Groveland Township  170 
Gypsum Creek Township  148 
Harper Township  132 
Hayes Township  301 
Jackson Township  174 
King City Township  506 
Lindsborg (city)  3,776 
Little Valley Township  391 
Lone Tree Township  467 
Marquette Township  733 
McPherson (city)  14,082 
McPherson Township  530 
Meridian Township  370 
Mound Township  2,326 
New Gottland Township  448 
Smoky Hill Township  316 
South Sharps Creek Township  116 
Spring Valley Township  316 
Superior Township  1,681 
Turkey Creek Township  275 
Union Township  190 
Total population: 30,223 

Township map of McPherson County, 2000
Population:
1870 (738)
1880 (17,143)
1890 (21,614)
1900 (21,421)
1910 (21,521)
1920 (21,845)
1930 (23,588)
1940 (24,152)
1950 (23,670)
1960 (24,285)
1970 (24,778)
1980 (26,855)
1990 (27,268)
2000 (29,554)
2010 (29,180)
2020 (30,223)
Other Resources: Post offices in McPherson County
Cemeteries in McPherson County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in McPherson County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: McPherson County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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