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Name | Barber |
Alt names | BA | source: Wikipedia | | Barber | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Barbour | source: Family History Library Catalog |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 37.233°N 98.683°W |
Located in | Kansas, United States (1873 - ) |
See also | Pratt, Kansas, United States | County north | | Kingman, Kansas, United States | County northeast | | Harper, Kansas, United States | County east | | Alfalfa, Oklahoma, United States | County southeast | | Woods, Oklahoma, United States | County southwest | | Comanche, Kansas, United States | County west | | Kiowa, Kansas, United States | County northwest |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Barber County (county code BA) is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,228. Its county seat and most populous city is Medicine Lodge. It was named for Thomas Barber, an abolitionist who was killed in Douglas County in 1855 during the Wakarusa War.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1867 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1867 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1873 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1874 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1874 | Marriage 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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1891 | 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 | 2,661
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1890 | 7,973
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1900 | 6,594
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1910 | 9,916
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1920 | 9,739
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1930 | 10,178
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1940 | 9,073
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1950 | 8,521
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1960 | 8,713
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1970 | 7,016
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1980 | 6,548
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1990 | 5,874
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Barber County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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