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Kearney County was established on March 6, 1873, and was dissolved in 1883, with the land area being split between Hamilton and Finney counties. It was reestablished with its original borders in 1887, and organized on March 27, 1888. In 1889, the name was corrected to Kearny County (without an extra "e") to match the last name of Philip Kearny ...
The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in northeastern Kansas, anchored by the city of Topeka. In total, it has an area of 3,290.15 square miles.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized and Wabaunsee County was created by the territorial legislature on March 25, 1859. [4] The name used since 1859 is derived from the Potawatomi "Wah-bon-seh", meaning "dawn of day" literally, and it was the name of the chief of the Potawatomi Indians . [ 4 ]
In 1855, Nemaha County was established. The first railroad in Nemaha County was built in 1866. [4] On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Nemaha county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale, and had a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide and 100 miles (160 km) long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured ...
Chautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, United States. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,379. [1] The county is named for Chautauqua County, New York, the birthplace of Edward Jaquins, a Kansas politician who was instrumental in getting the county ...
Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton, [2] and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. [1] The county was named for John Rooks, a private in Company I of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the ...
Cherokee County is a U.S. county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Columbus , [ 2 ] and its most populous city is Baxter Springs . As of the 2020 census , the county population was 19,362. [ 1 ]