Edwin M Stanton Stanton County was organized on June 17, 1887, by William H. Quick; Charles Sooper; Frank Woodruff; and A. N. Fisher. Named for Edwin M. Stanton, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War, the county conatins the cities of Manter and Johnson City.

The first church was probably a rural Methodist church founded on May 2, 1887. The first school in the county was probably started in 1886 in the western part of the county. The first fair was held on October 21, 1916, was postponed for World War I, and never restarted. A 4-H fair began in 1936 and continues.

C. E. Van Meter, was a minister, editor, merchant, farmer, school teacher, railroad booster, and county official at one time or another throughout his life. He died in 1946.

County Seat: Johnson

Origin of Name: Edwin M. Stanton, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War.

Stanton Country map

Year Population
1880 5
1890 1,031
1900 327
1910 1,034
1920 908
1930 2,152
1940 1,443
1950 2,263
1960 2,108
1970 2,287
1980 2,339
1990 2,333
2000 2,406
2010 2,235

 

Population:  Source: Kansapedia