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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.
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.
Location of McPherson County in Kansas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in McPherson County, Kansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
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]
The McPherson County Courthouse in McPherson, Kansas is a historic three-story courthouse that was built in 1893. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1976. [1] It was designed by architect John G. Haskell. [2] : 29–30 The building was built in 1893.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
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 ...