Summit Township, Marion County, Kansas

Summit Township Marion County, Kansas
Township
Location within Marion County
Summit Township Marion County, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°7′21″N 096°58′54″W / 38.12250°N 96.98167°W / 38.12250; -96.98167Coordinates: 38°7′21″N 096°58′54″W / 38.12250°N 96.98167°W / 38.12250; -96.98167
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	36 sq mi (90 km2)
Dimensions
• Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
• Width	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Elevation	1,463 ft (446 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	80
• Density	2.2/sq mi (0.86/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-05:00)
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-69100 [2]
GNIS feature ID	477782 [3]
Website	County Website
W i k i p e d i a

Summit Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 80.^[1]

Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²).

Communities

The township contains the following settlements:

• Ghost town of Watchorn. It was a former oil boom community during the 1910s and 1920s. It is located at the corner of Timber Rd and 60th St.

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:^[4]

• Summit Township Cemetery (a.k.a. United Brethren Cemetery), located in Section 23 T22S R4E. The church was closed and demolished in the 2010s.
• Whitewater Center Cemetery (a.k.a. Stone Church Cemetery), located in Section 28 T22S R4E. The church is across the road.

Gallery

Truck hauling 36-Inch pipe to build Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) south-east of Peabody at corner of Timber Rd and 20th St in Marion County. (Whitewater Center Church in background), in 2010.

Further reading

References

External links

• Marion County Website
• City-Data.com
• Marion County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT