Wayne Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

Wayne Township
Township

Location in Doniphan County
Coordinates: 39°40′19″N 095°05′01″W / 39.67194°N 95.08361°WCoordinates: 39°40′19″N 095°05′01″W / 39.67194°N 95.08361°W
Country United States
State Kansas
County Doniphan
Area
  Total 35.88 sq mi (92.92 km2)
  Land 35.61 sq mi (92.24 km2)
  Water 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)  0.73%
Elevation 978 ft (298 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 226
  Density 6.3/sq mi (2.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473294

Wayne Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 226.

Geography

Wayne Township covers an area of 35.88 square miles (92.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Doniphan.

The stream of Rock Creek runs through this township. It is also drained by Independence and Brush Creeks.[1]

History

Wayne Township was organized on September 1, 1855. It was named for General Anthony Wayne.[2]

References

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  2. Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press.

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