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"First-day" talent would move on to other Chautauquas, followed by the "second-day" performers, and so on, throughout the touring season. By the mid-1920s, when circuit Chautauquas were at their peak, they appeared in over 10,000 communities to audiences of more than 45 million; by about 1940 they had run their course. [18]
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. Chautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on June 1, 1875, by the division of Howard County into Elk County (the northern half) and Chautauqua County (the southern half). At the time of its creation, the county's population was ...
As of the census [16] of 2000, there were 113 people, 53 households, and 29 families residing in the city. The population density was 265.4 inhabitants per square mile (102.5/km 2). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 169.1 per square mile (65.3/km 2).
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English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz . The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.
Kansas: Sunflower State The helianthus—better known as the sunflower—has been the official state flower of Kansas since 1903 and appears in the state nickname and flag.
In Kansas, 41.9% of the state’s thousands of bridges carry the “fair” rating. About 5.2%, or 1,305, of Kansas’ bridges were rated as in “poor” condition as of 2023.
All references agree that at least these five Chautauquas have continued operations, without missing a year, from the heyday of the Chautauqua Movement (1920s or earlier) into the 21st Century: Chautauqua Institution (the original Chautauqua in New York State ).