Rooks County, Kansas

Rooks County (standard abbreviation: RO) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, 5,181 people lived there. The county seat is Stockton, and the largest city is Plainville.
History.
Rooks County was founded on February 26, 1867 and named for Private John C. Rooks of the 11th Kansas Infantry who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove near Fayetteville, Arkansas, during the Civil War.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that is land and (0.5%) is water.
Communities.
Townships.
Rooks County is divided into twelve townships. None of the cities within the county are considered "governmentally independent", and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.