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Doniphan CountyKansas

Doniphan County is a county in Kansas, with its seat at Troy.

  • Founded1855
  • County seatTroy
  • Named forAlexander William Doniphan
  • Land area393 sq mi + 4.8 sq mi water
  • Population7,510 2020 Census
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AtchisonHolt, MOBuchanan, MOAndrew, MOBrownRichardson, NE Troy Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Doniphan on the map of Kansas

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Counties of Kansas · Doniphan highlighted

History

Formed in 1855 from Brown County

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

Doniphan County was created on August 25, 1855, by Kansas Territory from non-county area, and was named after Alexander William Doniphan. The county was fully organized on September 18, 1855, and became a county in the state of Kansas on January 29, 1861. In 1950, Doniphan exchanged small areas with Atchison County and lost territory to Buchanan County, Missouri, to accommodate changes in the course of the Missouri River.

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

  1. 1855
    Doniphan County created Doniphan created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Doniphan not fully organized. Due to later changes in the course of the Missouri River, Doniphan included territory now in Missouri. Brown not fully organized, attached to Doniphan "for civil and military purposes."
    from Brown
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 25, 34/pp. 208-210
  2. 1855
    Changed Doniphan fully organized. · Andreas, 474; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  3. 1857
    Changed Brown fully organized, detached from Doniphan.
    Brown
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., pp. 89-90
  4. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Doniphan became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  5. 1950
    Exchanged territory Doniphan exchanged small areas with Atchison, lost to Buchanan (Missouri) to accommodate changes in the course of the Missouri River that occurred in 1944. Kansas act passed 5 April 1949, took effect 3 August 1950 after the United States Congress approved a joint resolution establishing the permanent boundary between Kansas and Missouri along the Missouri River from 40 degrees north latitude to the Kansas River. Minor shifts in the Missouri River boundaries of other Kansas counties are not mapped.
    with Atchisonwith Buchanan (Mo.)
    · Kans. Laws 1949, 53d leg., chs. 196, 510/pp. 293-294, 837-838; Mo. Laws 1949, S.B. 141, p. 311; U.S. Stat., vol. 64, ch. 519 [1950]/p. 397
Show all 8 changes (3 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1855
    Doniphan County created Doniphan created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Doniphan not fully organized. Due to later changes in the course of the Missouri River, Doniphan included territory now in Missouri. Brown not fully organized, attached to Doniphan "for civil and military purposes."
    from Brown
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 25, 34/pp. 208-210
  2. 1855
    Changed Doniphan fully organized. · Andreas, 474; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  3. 1857
    Changed Brown fully organized, detached from Doniphan.
    Brown
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., pp. 89-90
  4. 1857
    Boundary clarified Doniphan boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).
    no change
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 25/p. 43
  5. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Doniphan became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  6. 1950
    Exchanged territory Doniphan exchanged small areas with Atchison, lost to Buchanan (Missouri) to accommodate changes in the course of the Missouri River that occurred in 1944. Kansas act passed 5 April 1949, took effect 3 August 1950 after the United States Congress approved a joint resolution establishing the permanent boundary between Kansas and Missouri along the Missouri River from 40 degrees north latitude to the Kansas River. Minor shifts in the Missouri River boundaries of other Kansas counties are not mapped.
    with Atchisonwith Buchanan (Mo.)
    · Kans. Laws 1949, 53d leg., chs. 196, 510/pp. 293-294, 837-838; Mo. Laws 1949, S.B. 141, p. 311; U.S. Stat., vol. 64, ch. 519 [1950]/p. 397
  7. 1951
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Doniphan and Atchison clarified to accommodate boundary agreement between Kansas and Missouri approved by the United States Congress on 3 August 1950.
    with Atchisonno change
    · Kans. Laws 1951, 54th leg., ch. 218/p. 318; U.S. Stat., vol. 64, ch. 519 [1950]/p. 397
  8. 1959
    Lost territory By 1959, Doniphan lost small area to Atchison when the boundary east of Independence Creek was moved to the south line of section 7, township 5 south, range 21 east.
    to Atchison
    · U.S.G.S., Atchison East and Atchison Northeast Quadrangles, 1959-1960

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Doniphan

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Doniphan by the Census

Population
7,510 2020 Census count
Housing units
3,364 2020 Census count
Land area
393 square miles
Water area
4.8 square miles
People per sq mi
19 population ÷ land area

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

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

GIS and maps

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Doniphan County

When was Doniphan County founded?
Doniphan County was founded in 1855, formed from Brown County, and named after Alexander William Doniphan.
What is the county seat of Doniphan County?
The county seat of Doniphan County is Troy.
Is there an online parcel map for Doniphan County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Doniphan County's boundary or name changed?
Doniphan County was created in 1855 from Brown County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Atchison County, Brown County and Buchanan (Mo.) County.
Who issues building permits in Doniphan County?
The county's page on building permits: 2021/02/10 Building Permit Application. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Who issues septic and well permits in Doniphan County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Doniphan 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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