Augusta Township, Butler County, Kansas

Augusta Township
Township

Location in Butler County
Coordinates: 37°41′40″N 096°59′21″W / 37.69444°N 96.98917°W / 37.69444; -96.98917Coordinates: 37°41′40″N 096°59′21″W / 37.69444°N 96.98917°W / 37.69444; -96.98917
Country United States
State Kansas
County Butler
Area
 • Total 32.53 sq mi (84.25 km2)
 • Land 32.31 sq mi (83.68 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)  0.68%
Elevation 1,220 ft (372 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,405
 • Density 43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0474835

Augusta Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,405.

History

Augusta Township was organized in 1870. It was named Augusta in honor of a postmaster's wife.[1]

Geography

Augusta Township covers an area of 32.53 square miles (84.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Augusta. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Calvary.

The streams of Elm Creek and Whitewater River run through this township.

Transportation

Augusta Township contains three airports or landing strips: Augusta Airport, Augusta Municipal Airport and Sills Air Park.

Further reading

Notes

  1. ↑ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 95.

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