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Norton CountyKansas

Norton County is a county in Kansas with its seat in Norton. The county was created on February 26, 1867, from Riley County and named after Orloff Norton.

  • Founded1867
  • County seatNorton
  • Named forOrloff Norton
  • Land area878 sq mi + 3.3 sq mi water
  • Population5,459 2020 Census
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DecaturPhillips Norton Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Norton on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1867 from Riley County

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

Norton County was created from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley County on February 26, 1867, but was not fully organized until August 22, 1872. The county was briefly renamed Billings on March 20, 1873, before being renamed back to Norton on February 25, 1874. Decatur County was fully organized and detached from Norton on December 15, 1879, and Cheyenne and Rawlins were detached from Norton and attached to Decatur on March 8, 1881.

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

  1. 1867
    Norton County created Norton created from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Norton not fully organized.
    from Riley
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 33, sec. 33/p. 56
  2. 1872
    Changed Norton fully organized. · Andreas, 1062; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  3. 1873
    Renamed Norton renamed Billings. Cheyenne, Decatur, and Rawlins attached to Billings "for judicial purposes."
    formerly Norton
    · Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72, sec. 35/p. 156 and ch. 76, sec. 2/p. 160
  4. 1874
    Renamed Billings renamed Norton.
    formerly Billings
    · Kans. Laws 1874, 14th leg., ch. 55/p. 88
  5. 1879
    Changed Decatur fully organized, detached from Norton.
    Decatur
    · Andreas, 1614; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  6. 1881
    Changed Cheyenne and Rawlins detached from Norton, attached to Decatur "for judicial purposes."
    CheyenneRawlinsDecatur
    · Kans. Laws 1881, 19th leg., ch. 100, sec. 3/p. 202

Land and parcels

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People and land

Norton by the Census

Population
5,459 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,461 2020 Census count
Land area
878 square miles
Water area
3.3 square miles
People per sq mi
6 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

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Questions

Common questions about Norton County

When was Norton County founded?
Norton County was founded in 1867, formed from Riley County, and named after Orloff Norton.
What is the county seat of Norton County?
The county seat of Norton County is Norton.
Is there an online parcel map for Norton 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 Norton County's boundary or name changed?
Norton County was created in 1867 from Riley County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Decatur County, Cheyenne County and Rawlins County. It was formerly called Norton and Billings.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Norton 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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