Putnam Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Putnam Township
Township

Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 095°16′01″W / 38.36944°N 95.26694°W / 38.36944; -95.26694Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 095°16′01″W / 38.36944°N 95.26694°W / 38.36944; -95.26694
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Area
 • Total 33.6 sq mi (86.9 km2)
 • Land 33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation 1,014 ft (309 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 305
 • Density 9/sq mi (3.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0477589

Putnam Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 305.[1]

History

Putnam Township was established in 1870. It was named for Leander Putnam.[2]

Geography

Putnam Township covers an area of 33.6 square miles (86.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, West Scipio.

The stream of Dry Branch runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Putnam township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. p. 279.


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