Hiawatha Township, Brown County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Hiawatha Township

Township

Location in Brown County

Coordinates: 39°50′35″N 095°33′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.84306°N 95.55028°W﻿ / 39.84306; -95.55028
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Brown
Area

• Total| 63.57 sq mi (164.64 km2)
• Land| 63.45 sq mi (164.34 km2)
• Water| 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)  0.18%
Elevation

| 1,135 ft (346 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 739
• Density| 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0472777

Hiawatha Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 739.

Hiawatha Township was formed in 1872.[1]

## Geography[edit]

Hiawatha Township covers an area of 63.57 square miles (164.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Hiawatha (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Mount Hope.

The stream of North Fork Wolf River runs through this township.

## Transportation[edit]

Hiawatha Township contains two airports or landing strips: Davis Airfield and Hiawatha Municipal Airport.

## References[edit]

1. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 710.

* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

## External links[edit]

* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Hiawatha

Cities|

* Everest
* Fairview
* Hamlin
* Hiawatha
* Horton
* Morrill
* Powhattan
* Reserve
* Robinson
* Sabetha‡
* Willis

Map of Kansas highlighting Brown County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Baker
* Mercier
* Padonia
* Kickapoo Tribal Center†
* Kickapoo Site 1†
* Kickapoo Site 2†
* Kickapoo Site 5†
* Kickapoo Site 6†
* Kickapoo Site 7†

Indian reservations|

* Ioway Reservation‡
* Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡
* Sac and Fox Reservation‡

Townships|

* Hamlin
* Hiawatha
* Irving
* Mission
* Morrill
* Padonia
* Powhattan
* Robinson
* Walnut
* Washington

Footnotes|

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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