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Morris County, Kansas

Date Established: February 11, 1859
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Morris County
County Seat: Council Grove
Origin of Name: For Thomas Morris (1776-1844), U.S. senator from Ohio.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Burdick Township  (Defunct)  
Clarks Creek Township  (Defunct)  
Council Grove (city)  2,140 
Council Grove Township  (Defunct)  
Diamond Valley Township  (Defunct)  
Elm Creek Township  (Defunct)  
Four Mile Township  (Defunct)  
Garfield Township  (Defunct)  
Grandview Township  (Defunct)  
Herington (city) 
Highland Township  74 
Neosho Township  (Defunct)  
Ohio Township  (Defunct)  
Overland Township  85 
Parker Township  (Defunct)  
Rolling Prairie Township  (Defunct)  
Township 1  476 
Township 2  627 
Township 3  382 
Township 4  204 
Township 5  581 
Township 6  114 
Township 7  223 
Township 8  180 
Township 9  300 
Valley Township  (Defunct)  
Warren Township  (Defunct)  
Total population: 5,386 

Township map of Morris County, 2000
Population:
1860 (770)
1870 (2,225)
1880 (9,265)
1890 (11,381)
1900 (11,967)
1910 (12,397)
1920 (12,005)
1930 (11,859)
1940 (10,363)
1950 (8,485)
1960 (7,392)
1970 (6,432)
1980 (6,419)
1990 (6,198)
2000 (6,104)
2010 (5,923)
2020 (5,386)
Other Maps: Townships, 1940
Other Resources: Post offices in Morris County
Cemeteries in Morris County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Morris County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Morris County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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