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Linn County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Linn County
County Seat: Mound City
Origin of Name: For Lewis F. Linn (1796-1843), a doctor and U.S. senator from Missouri.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Blue Mound Township  432 
Centerville Township  483 
Liberty Township  921 
Lincoln Township  2,525 
Mound City Township  1,327 
Paris Township  503 
Potosi Township  1,876 
Scott Township  796 
Sheridan Township  450 
Stanton Township  148 
Valley Township  130 
Total population: 9,591 

Township map of Linn County, 2000
Population:
1860 (6,336)
1870 (12,174)
1880 (15,298)
1890 (17,215)
1900 (16,689)
1910 (14,735)
1920 (13,815)
1930 (13,534)
1940 (11,969)
1950 (10,053)
1960 (8,274)
1970 (7,770)
1980 (8,234)
1990 (8,254)
2000 (9,570)
2010 (9,656)
2020 (9,591)
Other Resources: Post offices in Linn County
Cemeteries in Linn County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Linn County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Linn County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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