Place:Chautauqua, Kansas, United States

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NameChautauqua
Alt namesChautauquasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
CQsource: Wikipedia
Godfreysource: Family History Library Catalog
Howardsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.15°N 96.233°W
Located inKansas, United States     (1875 - )
See alsoHoward, Kansas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Elk, Kansas, United StatesCounty north
Montgomery, Kansas, United StatesCounty east
Washington, Oklahoma, United StatesCounty southeast
Osage, Oklahoma, United StatesCounty south
Cowley, Kansas, United StatesCounty west


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Chautauqua County (county code CQ) is a county located in Southeast Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,379. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan. Chautauqua County is named for Chautauqua County, New York, the birthplace of Edward Jaquins, a Kansas politician who was instrumental in getting the county established.

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History

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Early history

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. The name is non-native, but is derived from the now-extinct Native Erie language, spoken near the Great Lakes. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

19th century

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. Chautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on June 1, 1875, by the division of Howard County into Elk County (the northern half) and Chautauqua County (the southern half). At the time of its creation, the county's population was about 7,400.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1870 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1871 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1875 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1886 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 11,072
1890 12,297
1900 11,804
1910 11,429
1920 11,598
1930 10,352
1940 9,233
1950 7,376
1960 5,956
1970 4,642
1980 5,016
1990 4,407

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States

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