| Date Established: |
February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: |
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| Location: |
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| County Seat: |
Stockton |
| Origin of Name: |
In memory of Pvt. John C. Rooks, Co. I, 11th Kansas Cavalry, who died 11 Dec 1862 in Fayetteville, Ark., of wounds received in action at Prairie Grove on 7 Dec. |
| Cities & Townships |
| Place | Population (2020 census) |
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| Alcona Township |
(Defunct)
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| Ash Rock Township |
(Defunct)
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| Belmont Township |
(Defunct)
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| Bow Creek Township |
(Defunct)
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| Corning Township |
(Defunct)
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| Fairview Township |
(Defunct)
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| Farmington Township |
(Defunct)
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| Greenfield Township |
(Defunct)
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| Hobart Township |
(Defunct)
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| Iowa Township |
(Defunct)
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| Lanark Township |
(Defunct)
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| Logan Township |
(Defunct)
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| Lowell Township |
(Defunct)
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| Medicine Township |
(Defunct)
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| Northampton Township |
(Defunct)
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| Paradise Township |
(Defunct)
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| Plainville Township |
(Defunct)
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| Richland Township |
(Defunct)
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| Rush Township |
(Defunct)
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| Stockton Township |
(Defunct)
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| Sugar Loaf Township |
(Defunct)
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| Township 1 |
196 |
| Township 10 |
173 |
| Township 11 |
2,063 |
| Township 12 |
142 |
| Township 2 |
360 |
| Township 3 |
1,360 |
| Township 4 |
11 |
| Township 5 |
64 |
| Township 6 |
86 |
| Township 7 |
154 |
| Township 8 |
265 |
| Township 9 |
45 |
| Twin Mound Township |
(Defunct)
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| Walton Township |
(Defunct)
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| Total population: |
4,919 |
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| Population: |
| 1880 |  (8,112) | | 1890 | (8,018) | | 1900 | (7,960) | | 1910 | (11,282) | | 1920 | (9,966) | | 1930 | (9,534) | | 1940 | (8,497) | | 1950 | (9,043) | | 1960 | (9,734) | | 1970 | (7,628) | | 1980 | (7,006) | | 1990 | (6,039) | | 2000 | (5,685) | | 2010 | (5,181) | | 2020 | (4,919) | |
| Other Maps: |
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| Other Resources: |
Post offices in Rooks County
Cemeteries in Rooks County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Rooks County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
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| Links to Other Sites: |
Rooks County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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