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Kansas Counties

Stafford County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Stafford County
County Seat: St. John
Origin of Name: In memory of Capt. Lewis Stafford of Co. E, First Kansas Infantry, who was accidentally killed at Young's Point, La., on 31 Jan 1863.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Albano Township  28 
Byron Township  63 
Clear Creek Township  21 
Cleveland Township  65 
Cooper Township  (Defunct)  
Douglas Township  118 
East Cooper Township  55 
Fairview Township  65 
Farmington Township  521 
Hayes Township  167 
Lincoln Township  88 
North Seward Township  129 
Ohio Township  377 
Putnam Township  13 
Richland Township  63 
Rose Valley Township  46 
Seward Township  (Defunct)  
South Seward Township  41 
Stafford Township  1,086 
St. John Township  975 
Union Township  39 
West Cooper Township  57 
York Township  55 
Total population: 4,072 

Township map of Stafford County, 2000
Population:
1880 (4,755)
1890 (8,520)
1900 (9,829)
1910 (12,510)
1920 (11,559)
1930 (10,460)
1940 (10,487)
1950 (8,816)
1960 (7,451)
1970 (5,943)
1980 (5,694)
1990 (5,365)
2000 (4,789)
2010 (4,437)
2020 (4,072)
Other Resources: Post offices in Stafford County
Cemeteries in Stafford County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Stafford County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Stafford County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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