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Wyandotte County, Kansas

Date Established: January 29, 1859
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Wyandotte County
County Seat: Kansas City
Origin of Name: Named for the Indian tribe.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Bonner Springs (city)  7,831 
Delaware Township  37 
Edwardsville (city)  4,717 
Kansas City (city)  156,607 
Lake Quivira (city)  53 
Prairie Township  (Defunct)  
Wyandotte Township  (Defunct)  
Total population: 169,245 

Township map of Wyandotte County, 2000
Population:
1860 (2,609)
1870 (10,015)
1880 (19,143)
1890 (54,407)
1900 (73,227)
1910 (100,068)
1920 (122,218)
1930 (141,211)
1940 (145,071)
1950 (165,318)
1960 (185,495)
1970 (186,845)
1980 (172,335)
1990 (161,993)
2000 (157,882)
2010 (157,505)
2020 (169,245)
Other Maps: Townships, 1940
Other Resources: Post offices in Wyandotte County
Cemeteries in Wyandotte County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Wyandotte County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Wyandotte County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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