Falls Township, Chase County, Kansas

Falls Township
Township
Location in Chase County
Coordinates: 38°20′30″N 096°31′46″W / 38.34167°N 96.52944°W / 38.34167; -96.52944Coordinates: 38°20′30″N 096°31′46″W / 38.34167°N 96.52944°W / 38.34167; -96.52944
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Chase
Area
• Total	50.72 sq mi (131.37 km2)
• Land	50.51 sq mi (130.83 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)  0.42%
Elevation	1,296 ft (395 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,163
• Density	23/sq mi (8.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0477270

Falls Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,163.

Geography

Falls Township covers an area of 50.72 square miles (131.4 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cottonwood Falls (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Miller and Prairie Grove.

The streams of Buck Creek, South Fork Cottonwood River, Spring Creek and Stout Run run through this township.

Transportation

Falls Township contains one airport or landing strip, Chase County Airport.

Further reading

References

External links

• Burnley Memorial Library - Falls Township - Chase Co. Kansas
• City-Data.com
• Chase County Maps: Current, 1936

Municipalities and communities of Chase County, Kansas, United States County seat: Cottonwood Falls Cities Cedar Point Cottonwood Falls Elmdale Matfield Green Strong City Unincorporated communities Bazaar Clements Ellinor Hymer Saffordville Toledo Wonsevu Ghost towns Elk‡ Thurman Townships Bazaar Cedar Cottonwood Diamond Creek Falls Homestead Matfield Strong Toledo Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties