Washington Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Washington Township
Township
Location in Anderson County
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°13′40″N 095°18′21″W / 38.22778°N 95.30583°W / 38.22778; -95.30583
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAnderson
Area
 • Total
36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2)
 • Water0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.96%
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
272
 • Density7.8/sq mi (3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0477666

Washington Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 272.[1]

History

Washington Township was established in 1857.[2]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Baptist, Horn, Hyatt, Mont Ida and Springfield.

The streams of Bradshaw Creek and Skunk Branch run through this township.

Communities

It contains the census-designated place of Mont Ida.

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 13, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp. 274.


allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Anderson_County,_Kansas