Washington Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

Washington Township
Township

Location in Doniphan County
Coordinates: 39°47′08″N 094°57′16″W / 39.78556°N 94.95444°W / 39.78556; -94.95444Coordinates: 39°47′08″N 094°57′16″W / 39.78556°N 94.95444°W / 39.78556; -94.95444
Country United States
State Kansas
County Doniphan
Area
 • Total 34.17 sq mi (88.49 km2)
 • Land 32.7 sq mi (84.68 km2)
 • Water 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2)  4.31%
Elevation 997 ft (304 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,066
 • Density 93.8/sq mi (36.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473051

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

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


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