Statehood: Jan. 29, 1861 Living in KS Today Population
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Allen Co. Anderson Co. Atchison Co. Barber Co. Bourbon Co.
Bourbon Co. Brown Co. Butler Co. Chase Co. Chautauqua Co.
Cherokee Co. Cheyenne Co. Clark Co. Clay Co. Cloud Co.
Coffey Co. Comanche Co. Cowley Co. Crawford Co. Decatur Co.
Dickinson Co. Doniphan Co. Douglas Co. Edwards Co. Elk Co.
Ellis Co. Ellsworth Co. Finney Co. Ford Co. Franklin Co.
Geary Co. Gove Co. Graham Co. Grant Co. Gray Co.
Greeley Co. Greenwood Co. Hamilton Co. Harper Co. Harvey Co.
Haskell Co. Hodgeman Co. Jackson Co. Jefferson Co. Jewell Co.
Johnson Co. Kearny Co. Kingman Co. Kiowa Co. Labette Co.
Lane Co. Leavenworth Co. Lincoln Co. Linn Co. Logan Co.
Lyon Co. Marion Co. Marshall Co. McPherson Co. Meade Co.
Miami Co. Mitchell Co. Montgomery Co. Morris Co. Morton Co.
Nemaha Co. Neosho Co. Ness Co. Norton Co. Osage Co.
Osborne Co. Ottawa Co. Pawnee Co. Phillips Co. Pottawatomie Co.
Pratt Co. Rawlins Co. Reno Co. Republic Co. Rice Co.
Riley Co. Rooks Co. Rush Co. Russell Co. Saline Co.
Scott Co. Sedgwick Co. Seward Co. Shawnee Co. Sheridan Co.
Sherman Co. Smith Co. Stafford Co. Stanton Co. Stevens Co.
Sumner Co. Thomas Co. Trego Co. Wabaunsee Co. Wallace Co.
Washington Co. Wichita Co. Wilson Co. Woodson Co. Wyandotte Co.
Allen Co. Anderson Co. Atchison Co. Barber Co. Barton Co. Bourbon Co. Brown Co. Butler Co. Chase Co. Chautauqua Co. Cherokee Co. Cheyenne Co. Clark Co. Clay Co. Cloud Co. Coffey Co. Comanche Co. Cowley Co. Crawford Co. Decatur Co. Dickinson Co. Doniphan Co. Douglas Co. Edwards Co. Elk Co. Ellis Co. Ellsworth Co. Finney Co. Ford Co. Franklin Co. Geary Co. Gove Co. Graham Co. Grant Co. Gray Co. Greeley Co. Greenwood Co. Hamilton Co. Harper Co. Harvey Co. Haskell Co. Hodgeman Co. Jackson Co. Jefferson Co. Jewell Co. Johnson Co. Kearny Co. Kingman Co. Kiowa Co. Labette Co. Lane Co. Leavenworth Co. Lincoln Co. Linn Co. Logan Co. Lyon Co. Marion Co. Marshall Co. McPherson Co. Meade Co. Miami Co. Mitchell Co. Montgomery Co. Morris Co. Morton Co. Nemaha Co. Neosho Co. Ness Co. Norton Co. Osage Co. Osborne Co. Ottawa Co. Pawnee Co. Phillips Co. Pottawatomie Co. Pratt Co. Rawlins Co. Reno Co. Republic Co. Rice Co. Riley Co. Rooks Co. Rush Co. Russell Co. Saline Co. Scott Co. Sedgwick Co. Seward Co. Shawnee Co. Sheridan Co. Sherman Co. Smith Co. Stafford Co. Stanton Co. Stevens Co. Sumner Co. Thomas Co. Trego Co. Wabaunsee Co. Wallace Co. Washington Co. Wichita Co. Wilson Co. Woodson Co. Wyandotte Co.
Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Kansas has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1940 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1950 census won't be available until 2022. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
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1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 NO 1820 NO 1830 NO 1840 NO 1850 NO 1860 107,206
1870 364,399 1880 996,096 1890 1,428,108 1900 1,470,495 1910 1,690,949 1920 1,769,257 1930 1,880,999 1940 1,801,028


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Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 LDS Searchable Database
Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1910 LDS Images Database
Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 LDS Searchable Database
Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935 LDS Searchable Database
State of Kansas Vital Statistics Official State of Kansas Site
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Today
If you still have family living in Kansas today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Kansas City, Lawrence, Olathe, Overland Park, Shawnee, Topeka or Wichita. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Ireland, England or France. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Kansas, like Cessna Aircraft, Koch Industries, Spirit Aero Systems, Univ. of KS Medical Ctr. or Via Christi Health. Some of them may enjoy eating a Bierocks sandwich or sunflower seeds. They probably root for the Kansas City Chiefs or Royals, Kansas Jayhawks or the Kansas State Wildcats. You might find them dodging tornadoes or visiting the Underground Salt Museum

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