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Morris CountyKansas

Morris County is in Kansas and has its seat in Council Grove. The county was created in 1855 as Wise County and renamed Morris in 1859.

  • Founded1855
  • County seatCouncil Grove
  • Named forThomas Morris
  • Land area695 sq mi + 7.6 sq mi water
  • Population5,386 2020 Census
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GearyWabaunseeDickinsonMarion Council Grove Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Morris on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1855 from Madison County

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

Wise County was created by Kansas Territory in 1855 from non-county area and initially attached to Madison County for civil and military purposes. In 1857, Wise was detached from Madison and attached to Breckenridge (now Lyon) for civil and military purposes. Wise was renamed Morris in 1859, fully organized, and detached from Breckenridge; it gained territory from Davis (now Geary) but lost territory to the creation of Chase County. Morris became a county in the state of Kansas in 1861 and underwent several boundary adjustments with neighboring counties through the 1870s.

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

  1. 1855
    Morris County created Wise (now Morris) created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Wise not fully organized, attached to Madison (Kansas Territory, extinct) "for all civil, criminal and military purposes."
    from Madison
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, sec. 22/p. 208 and ch. 34/p. 215
  2. 1859
    Renamed Wise renamed Morris; Morris fully organized, detached from Breckenridge (now Lyon). Morris gained from Davis (now Geary), lost to creation of Chase.
    formerly Wise
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1859, 5th leg., chs. 46, 60/pp. 361, 377; HRS Kansas, Morris, 21-28
  3. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Morris became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  4. 1864
    Gained territory Morris gained from Lyon and Wabaunsee, lost to Dickinson.
    from Lyonfrom Wabaunseefrom Dickinson
    · Kans. Laws 1864, 4th leg., chs. 22-23/pp. 48-49
  5. 1865
    Eliminated Peketon eliminated, ending its attachment to Morris.
    into Peketon
    · Kans. Laws 1865, 5th leg., ch. 19/pp. 47-48
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  1. 1855
    Morris County created Wise (now Morris) created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Wise not fully organized, attached to Madison (Kansas Territory, extinct) "for all civil, criminal and military purposes."
    from Madison
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, sec. 22/p. 208 and ch. 34/p. 215
  2. 1857
    Changed Wise (now Morris) detached from Madison (Kansas Territory, extinct), attached to Breckenridge (now Lyon) "for all civil and military purposes."
    MadisonBreckenridgeLyon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., p. 90
  3. 1857
    Boundary clarified Wise (now Morris) boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).
    no change
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 22/p. 42
  4. 1859
    Renamed Wise renamed Morris; Morris fully organized, detached from Breckenridge (now Lyon). Morris gained from Davis (now Geary), lost to creation of Chase.
    formerly Wise
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1859, 5th leg., chs. 46, 60/pp. 361, 377; HRS Kansas, Morris, 21-28
  5. 1860
    Changed Marion detached from Chase, attached to Morris "for judicial purposes." Peketon (extinct) and Saline attached to Morris "for judicial purposes."
    MarionChasePeketonSaline
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
  6. 1860
    Changed Saline fully organized, detached from Morris.
    Saline
    · Andreas, 698
  7. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Morris became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  8. 1861
    Changed Marion detached from Morris, attached to Chase "for judicial purposes." Peketon (extinct) remained attached to Morris "for judicial purposes."
    MarionChasePeketon
    · Kans. Laws 1861, 1st leg., ch. 23, sec. 1/p. 123
  9. 1864
    Gained territory Morris gained from Lyon and Wabaunsee, lost to Dickinson.
    from Lyonfrom Wabaunseefrom Dickinson
    · Kans. Laws 1864, 4th leg., chs. 22-23/pp. 48-49
  10. 1865
    Eliminated Peketon eliminated, ending its attachment to Morris.
    into Peketon
    · Kans. Laws 1865, 5th leg., ch. 19/pp. 47-48
  11. 1868
    Lost territory Morris lost to Wabaunsee.
    to Wabaunsee
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 24, secs. 49, 75/pp. 241, 247
  12. 1869
    Gained territory Morris gained from Wabaunsee.
    from Wabaunsee
    · Kans. Laws 1869, 9th leg., ch. 16/pp. 57-58
  13. 1870
    Lost territory Morris lost to Wabaunsee.
    to Wabaunsee
    · Kans. Laws 1870, 10th leg., ch. 40/pp. 89-90

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Morris

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People and land

Morris by the Census

Population
5,386 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,996 2020 Census count
Land area
695 square miles
Water area
7.6 square miles
People per sq mi
8 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

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Questions

Common questions about Morris County

When was Morris County founded?
Morris County was founded in 1855, formed from Madison County, and named after Thomas Morris.
What is the county seat of Morris County?
The county seat of Morris County is Council Grove.
Is there an online parcel map for Morris 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 Morris County's boundary or name changed?
Morris County was created in 1855 from Madison County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 11 later changes, chiefly involving Wabaunsee County, Chase County and Lyon County. It was formerly called Wise.
Who issues building permits in Morris County?
The county's page on building permits: Boat Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Morris 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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