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Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton, [2] and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. [1] The county was named for John Rooks, a private in Company I of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the ...
Rooks County Courthouse is located at 115 N. Walnut St. in Stockton, Kansas, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [2]It was designed by architect Frank C. Squires and was built by Cuthbert and Sons.
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Township 3 was formed from Rooks County townships Farmington and Stockton [4] in 1971, pursuant to Kansas Statute 80-1110. [5] That statute allowed for the dissolution of townships, while assigning those territories to contiguous townships. [6] Bow Creek flows through Township 3, then on to Kirwin Reservoir in Phillips County.
Rooks County was established with four townships: Bow Creek, Lowell, Paradise and Stockton. That number increased to seven by 1878 [2] and twenty three in 1925. The twenty three townships were in place until 1971 when the number was reduced to the current twelve townships. [3] Township 8 was formed by renaming Northampton Township [4] in 1971. [5]
Township 1 was formed from Rooks County townships Ash Rock, Lowell and Medicine [4] in 1971, pursuant to Kansas Statute 80-1110. [5] The statute allowed for the dissolution of townships and the assignment of those territories to contiguous townships. [6] Buros Creek flows through the northern part of Township 1 into South Fork Solomon River ...
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