Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas

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Shannon Township
Location in Atchison County
Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°35′28″N 095°10′06″W / 39.59111, -95.16833
Country United States
State Kansas
County Atchison
Area
 - Total 54.83 sq mi (142 km²)
 - Land 54.19 sq mi (140.35 km²)
 - Water 0.64 sq mi (1.65 km²)  1.16%
Elevation 1,024 ft (312 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,753
 - Density 32.3/sq mi (12.5/km²)
GNIS feature ID 0473281

Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,753.

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Shannon Township covers an area of 54.83 square miles around the north and west of the county seat of Atchison. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cummings, Mount Calvary, Mount Vernon, Myers and Taylor.

The streams of Deer Creek and Independence Creek run through this township.

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