Nelson Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Nelson Township
Township

Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 097°32′21″W / 39.52500°N 97.53917°W / 39.52500; -97.53917Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 097°32′21″W / 39.52500°N 97.53917°W / 39.52500; -97.53917
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
 • Total 35.23 sq mi (91.25 km2)
 • Land 35.23 sq mi (91.25 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 1,417 ft (432 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 137
 • Density 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473337

Nelson Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 137.

History

Nelson Township was organized in 1872.[1]

Geography

Nelson Township covers an area of 35.23 square miles (91.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Nelson and Rice.

References

  1. ↑ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 73.


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