Monroe Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Monroe Township

Township

Location in Anderson County

Coordinates: 38°18′10″N 095°12′11″W﻿ / ﻿38.30278°N 95.20306°W﻿ / 38.30278; -95.20306
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Anderson
Area

• Total

| 28.6 sq mi (74.0 km2)
• Land| 28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.46%
Elevation

| 1,024 ft (312 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 349
• Density| 12/sq mi (4.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0477653

Monroe Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 349.[1]

## History

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Monroe Township was established in 1857.[2][3]

## Geography

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Monroe Township covers an area of 28.6 square miles (74.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. The county seat of Garnett, administratively separate from the township, occupies an area along the western border with Jackson Township. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Garnett and Judy.

## References

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* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monroe township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
2. ^ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp. 255.
3. ^ "The Kansas Prairie, or, Eight Days on the Plains - Kansas Historical Society".

## External links

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* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Garnett

Cities|

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* Garnett
* Greeley
* Kincaid
* Lone Elm
* Westphalia

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CDPs|

* Harris
* Mont Ida
* Welda

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* Bush City
* Glenlock
* Scipio
* Selma

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* Hyattville

Townships|

* Indian Creek
* Jackson
* Lincoln
* Lone Elm
* Monroe
* North Rich
* Ozark
* Putnam
* Reeder
* Rich
* Walker
* Washington
* Welda
* Westphalia

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