Augusta Township, Butler County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Augusta Township
Butler County, Kansas

Township

Location within Butler County

Augusta Township

Location within Kansas

Coordinates: 37°41′40″N 096°59′21″W﻿ / ﻿37.69444°N 96.98917°W﻿ / 37.69444; -96.98917[1]
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]

| 1,227 ft (374 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 1,405
• Density| 43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 20-03325 [1]
GNIS ID| 474835 [1]
Website| County website

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

## History

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Augusta Township was organized in 1870. It was named Augusta in honor of a postmaster's wife.[2]

## Geography

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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. It also contains a cemetery called Augusta Township Cemetery (Kuster).

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

## Transportation

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Augusta Township, Butler County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). "Townships, Cities and Towns". History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 95.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Butler County, Kansas

## External links

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* Butler County website
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Kansas, United States

County seat: El Dorado

Cities|

* Andover
* Augusta
* Benton
* Cassoday
* Douglass
* Elbing
* El Dorado
* Latham
* Leon
* Potwin
* Rose Hill
* Towanda
* Whitewater

Map of Kansas highlighting Butler County

CDPs|

* Beaumont
* Rosalia

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bois d'Arc
* Brainerd
* De Graff
* Gordon
* Haverhill
* Keighley
* Lorena
* Midian
* Pontiac

Ghost towns|

* Oil Hill
* Plum Grove
* Wingate

Townships|

* Augusta
* Benton
* Bloomington
* Bruno
* Chelsea
* Clay
* Clifford
* Douglass
* El Dorado
* Fairmount
* Fairview
* Glencoe
* Hickory
* Lincoln
* Little Walnut
* Logan
* Milton
* Murdock
* Pleasant
* Plum Grove
* Prospect
* Richland
* Rock Creek
* Rosalia
* Spring
* Sycamore
* Towanda
* Union
* Walnut

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