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Stafford County (standard abbreviation: SF) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,072. Its county seat is St. John. The county is named in honor of Lewis Stafford, captain of Company E, First Kansas Infantry, who was killed at the Battle of Young's Point in Madison Parish, Louisiana on June 7, 1863.
Timeline
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| 1879 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1879 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1886 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1880 | 4,755
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| 1890 | 8,520
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| 1900 | 9,829
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| 1910 | 12,510
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| 1920 | 11,559
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| 1930 | 10,460
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| 1940 | 10,487
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| 1950 | 8,816
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| 1960 | 7,451
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| 1970 | 5,943
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| 1980 | 5,694
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| 1990 | 5,365
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Stafford County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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