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Thomas County, Kansas

Date Established: March 20, 1873
Date Organized: October 08, 1885
Location: Kansas map showing location of Thomas County
County Seat: Colby
Origin of Name: Named for Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas (1816-1870), called the 'Rock of Chickamauga' for his defense of that Georgia city in 1863.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Barrett Township  109 
Colby (city)  5,570 
East Hale Township  105 
Kingery Township  98 
Lacey Township  138 
Menlo Township  82 
Morgan Township  618 
North Randall Township  50 
Randall Township  (Defunct)  
Rovohl Township  129 
Smith Township  238 
South Randall Township  224 
Summers Township  160 
Wendell Township  48 
West Hale Township  361 
Total population: 7,930 

Township map of Thomas County, 2000
Population:
1880 (161)
1890 (5,538)
1900 (4,112)
1910 (5,455)
1920 (5,517)
1930 (7,334)
1940 (6,425)
1950 (7,572)
1960 (7,358)
1970 (7,501)
1980 (8,451)
1990 (8,258)
2000 (8,180)
2010 (7,900)
2020 (7,930)
Other Resources: Post offices in Thomas County
Cemeteries in Thomas County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Thomas County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Thomas County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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