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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 ...
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Washington. [3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,530. [1] The county was named for George Washington, the 1st president of the United States.
Washington was established in spring 1860, and in the same year was named the county seat. [4] Until the end of the Civil War, it was protected by two stockaded buildings, the Washington Company House and Woolbert's Stockade Hotel. [5] [6] The first post office in Washington was established in November 1861. [7]
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The community is served by Washington County USD 108 public school district, [18] which formed in 2006 by the consolidation of North Central USD 221 and Washington USD 222. [19] The Washington County High School mascot is Tigers. [20] Mahaska High School was closed through school unification. The Mahaska High School mascot was Mahaska Cardinals ...
Buildings and structures in Washington County, Kansas (2 C, 5 P) G. Geography of Washington County, Kansas (1 C) P. People from Washington County, Kansas (1 C, 13 P) T.
The state is divided into 105 counties with 628 cities, with its largest county by area being Butler County. [34] Kansas is located equidistant from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in Smith County near Lebanon.
Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas.Its county seat and largest city is Manhattan. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,959. [1] The county was named after Bennet Riley, the 7th governor of California, and a Mexican–American War hero.