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McPherson ( / məkˈfɜːrsən / mək-FUR-sən) is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States. [ 1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 14,082. [ 3][ 4] The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general. [ 5] It is home to McPherson College and Central Christian ...
McPherson County, Kansas. / 38.4°N 97.7°W / 38.4; -97.7. McPherson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is McPherson. [ 3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 30,223. [ 1] The county was named for James McPherson, a general in the American Civil War.
DescriptionMap of McPherson Co, Ks, USA.png. This map of McPherson County, Kansas, USA, is copied at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch from the original PDF file. Date. February 2005. Source. Kansas 2005–2006 Official Transportation Map [1](map legend) Author. Designed and published by the Kansas Department of Transportation. Permission.
In 1859 an immigrant from Scotland, John Gault Maxwell (born 1825), settled in McPherson County. He helped to preserve the prairie and a remnant of the bison rapidly being extirpated from the Great Plains. In 1940, his son Henry willed $75,000 for the establishment of a refuge. In 1951, the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge was officially opened with a ...
The McPherson Valley Wetlands are a large area of scattered natural lakes and wetlands extending from five miles northwest of McPherson, Kansas for 43 miles south to Valley Center. In the late 19th century, the wetlands consisted of 52 shallow marshes comprising more than 9,000 acres of water. The largest marsh was Big Basin, more than 2,000 ...
McPherson Township, Sherman County, Kansas. Coordinates: 39°10′45″N 101°56′02″W. Cities and townships in Sherman County. McPherson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 52 at the 2000 census. [1]
McPherson Township, McPherson County, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.38°N 97.65°W. McPherson Township is a township in McPherson County, Kansas, in the United States. [1] McPherson Township was organized in 1874. [2]
English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz . The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.