Willow Springs Township, Douglas County, Kansas

Willow Springs Township
Township
Worden, Kansas in 2009
Location in Douglas County
Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 095°18′01″W / 38.80556°N 95.30028°W / 38.80556; -95.30028
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Area
• Total	54.55 sq mi (141.29 km2)
• Land	54.26 sq mi (140.52 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.77 km2)  0.54%
Elevation	1,099 ft (335 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,409
• Density	26/sq mi (10/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0479497

Willow Springs Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,409. Willow Springs Township was formed in 1856.^[1] It was named after a small watering stop along the Santa Fe Trail.

Willow Springs Township covers an area of 54.55 square miles (141.3 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bethel, Flory, Sutton and Worden.

The stream of Chicken Creek runs through this township.

• Clinton Township, Douglas County (northwest)
• Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (northeast)
• Palmyra Township, Douglas County (east)
• Hayes Township, Franklin County (southeast)
• Centropolis Township, Franklin County (southwest)
• Marion Township, Douglas County (west)

Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.

• Pleasant Grove, located at 38°51′18″N 95°16′10″W / 38.85500°N 95.26944°W / 38.85500; -95.26944 (Pleasant Grove, Kansas)
• Willow Springs, located at 38°49′07″N 95°17′52″W / 38.81861°N 95.29778°W / 38.81861; -95.29778 (Willow Springs, Kansas)
• Worden, located at 38°46′56″N 95°20′05″W / 38.78222°N 95.33472°W / 38.78222; -95.33472 (Worden, Kansas)

• U.S. Highway 56
• U.S. Highway 59

Willow Springs Township contains one airport or landing strip, Flory Airport.

• The Old German Baptist Brethren Church built in 1885. It is one of only 5 in Kansas and 56 in the country.

• "Township of Willow Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved July 15, 2009.

• City-Data.com