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| Name | Barton |
| Alt names | Barton | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | BT | source: Wikipedia |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.467°N 98.767°W |
| Located in | Kansas, United States (1872 - ) |
| See also | Russell, Kansas, United States | County north | | Ellsworth, Kansas, United States | County northeast | | Rice, Kansas, United States | County southeast | | Stafford, Kansas, United States | County south | | Pawnee, Kansas, United States | County southwest | | Rush, Kansas, United States | County west | | Ellis, Kansas, United States | County northwest |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Barton County (standard abbreviation: BT) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,493. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend. The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the founding of the American Red Cross. It is the only one of Kansas' 105 counties to be named for a woman.
Timeline
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1872 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1872 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1873 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1898 | 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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| 1870 | 2
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| 1880 | 10,318
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| 1890 | 13,172
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| 1900 | 13,784
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| 1910 | 17,876
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| 1920 | 18,422
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| 1930 | 19,776
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| 1940 | 25,010
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| 1950 | 29,909
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| 1960 | 32,368
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| 1970 | 30,663
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| 1980 | 31,343
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| 1990 | 29,382
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Barton County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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