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Douglas CountyKansas

Douglas County is located in Kansas and was created on August 25, 1855, with its seat in Lawrence.

  • Founded1855
  • County seatLawrence
  • Named forStephen A. Douglas
  • Land area456 sq mi + 19 sq mi water
  • Population118,785 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped41,800 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Douglas on the map of Kansas

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History

Founded in 1855

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

Douglas County was created by Kansas Territory from non-county area on August 25, 1855, and fully organized on September 24, 1855. The county was named after Stephen A. Douglas and became a county in the state of Kansas on January 29, 1861. In 1865, Douglas County gained territory from Jefferson County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1855
    Douglas County created Douglas created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Douglas not fully organized. · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, sec. 6/p. 206
  2. 1855
    Changed Douglas fully organized. · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  3. 1857
    Boundary clarified Douglas boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).
    no change
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 6/p. 39
  4. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Douglas became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  5. 1865
    Gained territory Douglas gained from Jefferson.
    from Jefferson
    · Kans. Laws 1865, 5th leg., ch. 14/p. 44

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Douglas

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from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Douglas by the Census

Population
118,785 2020 Census count
Housing units
52,846 2020 Census count
Land area
456 square miles
Water area
19 square miles
People per sq mi
261 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 Douglas County

When was Douglas County founded?
Douglas County was founded in 1855, and named after Stephen A. Douglas.
What is the county seat of Douglas County?
The county seat of Douglas County is Lawrence.
Is there an online parcel map for Douglas County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 41,800 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Douglas County's boundary or name changed?
Douglas County was created in 1855. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Jefferson County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Douglas 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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