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Stanton County


County Seat: Johnson City
Founded: 1887
Population:
    · 2,406 (2000)
    · 2,333 (1990)
    ·    327 (1900)
Area: 680 Square Miles
Standard Abbreviation: ST  
Stanton County Courthouse in Johnson City, Kansas.  Photo by Susan Howell.
Stanton County Courthouse 

History

Map of Stanton County, KS in 1899
Organized June 17. 1887.  County seat Johnson.  This county was named after Edward M. Stanton (1814-1869), Secretary of war under President Lincoln.
 
Map and text from History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)
 
The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for Stanton County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.

Cities, Towns, & Villages of Stanton County

                             2000
   Town           ZIP     Population   Year  Elevation
   ============  =====    ==========   ====  =========
   Big Bow                                     3174
   Johnson City  67855         1,528           3330
   Manter        67862           178   1922    3490
   Saunders                                    3665
Census Bureau Profile & Map

Libraries

Museums

Stanton County School Systems

Hospitals

Newspapers

Special Events in Stanton County

More Data About Stanton County

Economic Development Health Data

Genealogy

References

Stanton County Offices

 
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Last updated on February 19, 2006 by Brig C. McCoy, COUNTIES@KSLIB.INFO
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