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Republic County, Kansas

Date Established: February 27, 1860
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Republic County
County Seat: Belleville
Origin of Name: Named for the Republican River, which flows through the county. The valley of that river was the seat of the Pawnee Republic, a major division of the Pawnee tribe.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Albion Township  130 
Beaver Township  95 
Belleville (city)  2,007 
Belleville Township  188 
Big Bend Township  125 
Courtland Township  388 
Elk Creek Township  111 
Fairview Township  113 
Farmington Township  58 
Freedom Township  136 
Grant Township  51 
Jefferson Township  83 
Liberty Township  39 
Lincoln Township  106 
Norway Township  117 
Richland Township  218 
Rose Creek Township  118 
Scandia Township  426 
Union Township  41 
Washington Township  74 
White Rock Township  50 
Total population: 4,674 

Township map of Republic County, 2000
Population:
1870 (1,281)
1880 (14,913)
1890 (19,002)
1900 (18,248)
1910 (17,447)
1920 (15,855)
1930 (14,745)
1940 (13,124)
1950 (11,478)
1960 (9,768)
1970 (8,498)
1980 (7,569)
1990 (6,482)
2000 (5,835)
2010 (4,980)
2020 (4,674)
Other Resources: Post offices in Republic County
Cemeteries in Republic County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Republic County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Republic County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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