 plainville is a city in rooks county, kansas, united states. as of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,903. it was named from its setting upon the plains.{{cite book|last=capace|first=nancy|title=encyclopedia of kansas|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tsf
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