Washington Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

39°47′08″N 094°57′16″W / 39.78556°N 94.95444°W / 39.78556; -94.95444CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDoniphanArea

• Total34.17 sq mi (88.49 km²) • Land32.7 sq mi (84.68 km²) • Water1.47 sq mi (3.81 km²) 4.31%Elevation

997 ft (304 m)Population

(2000)

• Total3,066 • Density93.8/sq mi (36.2/km²)GNIS feature ID0473051

Washington Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,066.

History

Washington Township was organized in 1855.^[1]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 34.17 square miles (88.5 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Elwood and Wathena. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Belmont and Tambor.

The streams of Duncan Creek and Peters Creek run through this township.

References

^ Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. p. 22.

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

US-Counties.com
City-Data.com

Municipalities and communities of Doniphan County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Troy

Cities

Denton
Elwood
Highland
Leona
Severance
Troy
Wathena
White Cloud

Unincorporated
communities

Ghost towns

Geary

Indian reservations

Ioway Reservation‡

Townships

Footnotes

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.