Grant Township, Douglas County, Kansas

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Grant Township
Location in Douglas County
Coordinates: 39°01′20″N 095°14′01″W / 39.02222, -95.23361
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Area
- Total	16.56 sq mi (42.88 km²)
- Land	16.44 sq mi (42.57 km²)
- Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km²)  0.75%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	442
- Density	26.9/sq mi (10.4/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0478832

Grant Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 442.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Adjacent Townships 4 Towns and Settlements 5 Transportation 5.1 Major Highways 6 Places of Interest 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

Grant Township was annexed from the extreme southern portion of Sarcoxie Township in Jefferson County in 1872. The largest town was called Jefferson until it was renamed North Lawrence in 1870.

[edit] Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 16.56 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Maple Grove.

[edit] Adjacent Townships

• Rural Township, Jefferson County (northwest)
• Sarcoxie Township, Jefferson County (north)
• Reno Township, Leavenworth County (east)
• Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (south)

[edit] Towns and Settlements

Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.

• Midland

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Major Highways

• I-70, part of the Kansas Turnpike
• U.S. Highway 24
• U.S. Highway 40
• U.S. Highway 59
• K-32

[edit] Places of Interest

• Located near Lyon Street and North 9th Street, just outside of North Lawrence was the community of Bismarck Grove which held fairs and chautauquas between 1878 and 1900.
• Riverfront Park is a park maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers that follows the Kansas River levee from Leavenworth County to Jefferson County

[edit] References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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