Kapioma Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Kapioma Township
Township

Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 095°32′01″W / 39.45833°N 95.53361°W / 39.45833; -95.53361Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 095°32′01″W / 39.45833°N 95.53361°W / 39.45833; -95.53361
Country United States
State Kansas
County Atchison
Area
 • Total 47.48 sq mi (122.97 km2)
 • Land 47.45 sq mi (122.90 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 928 ft (283 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 292
 • Density 6/sq mi (2.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 1729699

Kapioma Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 292.[1]

History

Kapioma Township was named for a chief of the Kickapoo Indians.[2]

Geography

Kapioma Township covers an area of 47.5 square miles (123.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Earnst and Miller.

The streams of Catamount Creek, Elk Creek, Nebo Creek, Negro Creek and Straight Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Kapioma Township contains one airport or landing strip, Strafuss Airport.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kapioma township, Atchison County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.


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