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Kansas Counties
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Kansas Counties
Kansas has 105 counties, the sixth-highest total of any state. No Kansas county has two
words in its name. Wyandotte County and the city of Kansas City operate as a unified government, and Greeley
County and the city of Tribune are in the process of converting to a similar system. |
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Coffey County, Kansas
Coffey County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Burlington
Year Organized: 1859
Square Miles: 615 |
Court House: 110 South 6th
County Courthouse
Burlington, KS 66839-1798
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named in honor of Col. A. M. Coffey, a member of the first
Territorial Legislative Council. Colonel Coffey died at Dodge City in 1879.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Coffey County, in the third tier of counties from the Missouri line, and the fourth tier from Oklahoma, is bounded on the north by Osage county; on the east by Franklin and Anderson; on the south by Woodson, and on the west by Greenwood and Lyon. Its area is 648 square miles, and it was named for
Col. A. M. Coffey, a member of the first territorial legislature.
The boundaries of the county were fixed by act of the legislature in July, 1855, as follows: "Beginning at the southeast corner of Weller (Osage) county, thence south 24 miles; thence west 24 miles; thence north 24 miles, and thence east 24 miles to the place of beginning." Although the county
was not yet organized a court was established at Hampden under Judge Cato, which the next year was moved to Le Roy. When the legislature officially organized the county in 1857 Le Roy was made the temporary county seat
Geography
Coffey is an agricultural county. The general surface is rolling prairie, and the bottom lands, averaging one to two miles in width, comprise one-eighth of the total area. The native trees are oak, hickory, hackberry, elm, black walnut, sycamore, soft maple, box elder, ash, locust and pecan.
Sandstone, red ocher and clay for brick and tile are found in commercial quantities. Salt springs and marshes are plentiful along the Neosho. The county is under laid with natural gas.
The Neosho river, the principal stream, enters the county on the west several miles below the northwest corner, crosses in a southeasterly direction, leaving near the southeast corner. Its tributaries from the north are, Lebo, Hickory, Wolf, Long, Crooked and Spring creeks, and from the south, Duck,
Turkey, Big, Rock, Otter and Eagle creeks.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Osage County
- Northeast: Franklin County
- East: Anderson County
- Southeast: Allen County
- South: Woodson County
- Southwest: Greenwood County
- Northwest: Lyon County
Cities and Towns:
| - Avon |
township |
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| - Burlington (County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Gridley |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Hampden |
township |
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| - Key West |
township |
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| - Le Roy |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Lebo |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Neosho |
township |
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| - Neosho Falls |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - New Strawn |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Ottumwa |
township |
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| - Pleasant |
township |
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| - Pottawatomie |
township |
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| - Rock Creek |
township |
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| - Spring Creek |
township |
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| - Star |
township |
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| - Waverly |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
Coffey County - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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