Douglass Township, Butler County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Douglass Township

Township

Location in Butler County

Coordinates: 37°31′44″N 096°58′16″W﻿ / ﻿37.52889°N 96.97111°W﻿ / 37.52889; -96.97111
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

| 1,263 ft (385 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 2,306
• Density| 64.2/sq mi (24.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0470019

Douglass Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,306.

## History

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Douglass Township was organized in 1874.[1] The township was named for Captain Joseph Douglass, a pioneer settler.[2]

## 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.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Butler County, Kansas

## References

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1. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.
2. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 115.

* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links

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* 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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