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Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Date Established: February 20, 1857
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Pottawatomie County
County Seat: Westmoreland
Origin of Name: Named for the Indian tribe.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Belvue Township  392 
Blue Township  4,926 
Blue Valley Township  380 
Center Township  138 
Clear Creek Township  150 
Emmett Township  450 
Grant Township  235 
Green Township  213 
Lincoln Township  95 
Lone Tree Township  227 
Louisville Township  1,005 
Manhattan (city)  0 
Mill Creek Township  957 
Pottawatomie Township  688 
Rock Creek Township  691 
Shannon Township  256 
Sherman Township  126 
Spring Creek Township  55 
St. Clere Township  49 
St. George Township  4,494 
St. Marys Township  3,832 
Union Township  239 
Vienna Township  80 
Wamego Township  5,670 
Total population: 25,348 

Township map of Pottawatomie County, 2000
Population:
1860 (1,529)
1870 (7,848)
1880 (16,350)
1890 (17,722)
1900 (18,470)
1910 (17,522)
1920 (16,154)
1930 (15,862)
1940 (14,015)
1950 (12,344)
1960 (11,957)
1970 (11,755)
1980 (14,782)
1990 (16,128)
2000 (18,209)
2010 (21,604)
2020 (25,348)
Other Resources: Post offices in Pottawatomie County
Cemeteries in Pottawatomie County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Pottawatomie County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Pottawatomie County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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