Douglass Township, Butler County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Douglass Township
Butler County, Kansas

Township

Location within Butler County

Douglass Township

Location within Kansas

Coordinates: 37°31′44″N 096°58′16″W﻿ / ﻿37.52889°N 96.97111°W﻿ / 37.52889; -96.97111[1]
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Butler
Area

• Total

| 36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
• Land| 35.9 sq mi (92.99 km2)
• Water| 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.32%
Elevation

[1]

| 1,247 ft (380 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 2,306
• Density| 64/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 20-18425 [1]
GNIS ID| 470019 [1]
Website| County website

Douglass Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,306.

## History

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Douglass Township was organized in 1874.[2] The township was named for Captain Joseph Douglass, a pioneer settler.[3]

## Geography

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Douglass Township covers an area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Douglass. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Douglass.

The stream of Little Walnut River runs through this township.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Douglass Township, Butler County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.
3. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 115.

## 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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