Washington Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Washington Township
Township

Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°13′40″N 095°18′21″W / 38.22778°N 95.30583°W / 38.22778; -95.30583Coordinates: 38°13′40″N 095°18′21″W / 38.22778°N 95.30583°W / 38.22778; -95.30583
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Area
 • Total 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2)
 • Water 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.96%
Elevation 1,093 ft (333 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 272
 • Density 8/sq mi (3.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0477666

Washington Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 272.[1]

History

Washington Township was established in 1857.[2]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Baptist, Horn, Hyatt, Mont Ida and Springfield.

The streams of Bradshaw Creek and Skunk Branch run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington 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. 274.


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