Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Shannon Township
Township

Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°35′28″N 095°10′06″W / 39.59111°N 95.16833°WCoordinates: 39°35′28″N 095°10′06″W / 39.59111°N 95.16833°W
Country United States
State Kansas
County Atchison
Area
 • Total 52.9 sq mi (137.0 km2)
 • Land 52.4 sq mi (135.7 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  0.97%
Elevation 1,024 ft (312 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,282
 • Density 25/sq mi (9.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473281

Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,282.[1]

History

Shannon Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.[2]

Geography

Shannon Township covers an area of 52.9 square miles (137.0 km2) 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shannon township, Atchison County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 64.

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