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New York did not conduct a census in 1885 because its Governor David B. Hill refused to support the proposed census due to its extravagance and cost. [16] [17] Governor Hill objected to the idea of spending so much state money on a state census that was as extravagant as the 1880 U.S. Census. [16] [17]
Kiowa is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 902. [ 4 ] It is located 1 mile north of the Kansas / Oklahoma state border.
The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
1861, January 29: Kansas was admitted into the Union as a free state under the Wyandotte Constitution. 1861, May 25:Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by a joint resolution adopted by the Kansas Legislature. 1861, June 3: First Kansas regiment called to duty in the American Civil War.
As of the census [20] of 2000, there were 314 people, 111 households, and 87 families residing in the city. The population density was 748.3 inhabitants per square mile (288.9/km 2 ). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 288.4 per square mile (111.4/km 2 ).
The first post office in Englewood was established in 1885. [8] [9] The Panic of 1893 caused failure of farms and the agricultural economy of the region, which did not recover until a local rancher donated land to the town in 1906. Two years later, much of the new business district was destroyed by fire. [6]
Richfield was platted in 1885 and was named for the fertility of the land. [4] A town was built up quickly: in less than one year, Richfield had 600 inhabitants. [5] In 1886, Morton County was founded and Richfield was established as the county seat.
Gove City was founded in 1885. [4] It was designated county seat in 1886, and incorporated in 1888. [ 5 ] It is named for Grenville Gove, member of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment .