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Chase CountyKansas

Chase County is a county in Kansas with its seat in Cottonwood Falls. It was created on February 11, 1859, and named after Salmon P. Chase.

  • Founded1859
  • County seatCottonwood Falls
  • Named forSalmon P. Chase
  • Land area773 sq mi + 4.7 sq mi water
  • Population2,572 2020 Census
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LyonMarionGreenwood Cottonwood Falls Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Chase on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1859 from Butler County, Morris County, Breckenridge County and Lyon County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Chase County was created February 11, 1859, by Kansas Territory from Butler and Morris counties, and initially attached to Breckenridge County (now Lyon County) for judicial purposes. The county was fully organized on March 15, 1859, and became a state county when Kansas joined the union on January 29, 1861. Over the following years, its boundaries shifted as Marion County was attached and detached multiple times for judicial purposes, and it gained territory from Butler, Breckenridge, and Madison counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1859
    Chase County created Chase created by Kansas Territory from Butler and Morris; Chase not fully organized, attached to Breckenridge (now Lyon) "for judicial purposes."
    from Butlerfrom Morrisfrom Breckenridgefrom Lyon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1859, 5th leg., ch. 40, sec. 4/p. 330 and ch. 46/p. 361
  2. 1860
    Lost territory Chase lost to Marion. Marion detached from Allen, attached to Chase "for judicial and county purposes."
    to Marionto Allen
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 40/p. 80
  3. 1860
    Gained territory Chase gained from Breckenridge (now Lyon) and Madison (Kansas Territory, extinct). Marion detached from Chase, attached to Morris "for judicial purposes."
    from Breckenridgefrom Lyonfrom Madisonfrom Marionfrom Morris
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 32/pp. 70-71 and ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
  4. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Chase became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  5. 1864
    Gained territory Chase gained from Butler.
    from Butler
    · Kans. Laws 1864, 4th leg., ch. 25/p. 50
Show all 9 changes (4 more)
  1. 1859
    Chase County created Chase created by Kansas Territory from Butler and Morris; Chase not fully organized, attached to Breckenridge (now Lyon) "for judicial purposes."
    from Butlerfrom Morrisfrom Breckenridgefrom Lyon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1859, 5th leg., ch. 40, sec. 4/p. 330 and ch. 46/p. 361
  2. 1859
    Changed Chase fully organized, detached from Breckenridge (now Lyon).
    BreckenridgeLyon
    · Andreas, 1356; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  3. 1860
    Lost territory Chase lost to Marion. Marion detached from Allen, attached to Chase "for judicial and county purposes."
    to Marionto Allen
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 40/p. 80
  4. 1860
    Gained territory Chase gained from Breckenridge (now Lyon) and Madison (Kansas Territory, extinct). Marion detached from Chase, attached to Morris "for judicial purposes."
    from Breckenridgefrom Lyonfrom Madisonfrom Marionfrom Morris
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 32/pp. 70-71 and ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
  5. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Chase became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  6. 1861
    Changed Marion detached from Morris, attached to Chase "for judicial purposes."
    MarionMorris
    · Kans. Laws 1861, 1st leg., ch. 23, sec. 1/p. 123
  7. 1864
    Gained territory Chase gained from Butler.
    from Butler
    · Kans. Laws 1864, 4th leg., ch. 25/p. 50
  8. 1865
    Changed Marion fully organized, detached from Chase.
    Marion
    · Andreas, 1256; Van Meter, 29
  9. 1868
    Gained territory Chase gained from Marion.
    from Marion
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 24, secs. 10, 43/pp. 231, 240

Land and parcels

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People and land

Chase by the Census

Population
2,572 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,397 2020 Census count
Land area
773 square miles
Water area
4.7 square miles
People per sq mi
3 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Chase County

When was Chase County founded?
Chase County was founded in 1859, formed from Butler County, Morris County, Breckenridge County and Lyon County, and named after Salmon P. Chase.
What is the county seat of Chase County?
The county seat of Chase County is Cottonwood Falls.
Is there an online parcel map for Chase County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Chase County's boundary or name changed?
Chase County was created in 1859 from Butler County, Morris County, Breckenridge County and Lyon County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 8 later changes, chiefly involving Marion County, Breckenridge County and Lyon County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Chase County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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