Norton Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Norton Township

Township

Location in Jefferson County

Coordinates: 39°23′00″N 95°19′11″W﻿ / ﻿39.38333°N 95.31972°W﻿ / 39.38333; -95.31972
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Jefferson
Area

• Total

| 39.06 sq mi (101.17 km2)
• Land| 38.95 sq mi (100.87 km2)
• Water| 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.3%
Elevation

| 1,135 ft (346 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 955
• Density| 24.5/sq mi (9.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0478223

Norton Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 955.

## Geography

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Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles (101.17 square kilometers); of this, 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Howard Creek and Hulls Branch run through this township.

### Communities

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* Nortonville

### Adjacent townships

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* Center Township, Atchison County (north)
* Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison County (northeast)
* Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
* Jefferson Township (southeast)
* Delaware Township (west)
* Benton Township, Atchison County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Corpus Christi, Nortonville, and Saint Josephs.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 59
* U.S. Route 159
* K-4

## References

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## External links

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* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Oskaloosa

Cities|

* McLouth
* Meriden
* Nortonville
* Oskaloosa
* Ozawkie
* Perry
* Valley Falls
* Winchester

Map of Kansas highlighting Jefferson County

CDPs|

* Grantville
* Williamstown

Unincorporated
communities|

* Boyle
* Buck Creek
* Dunavant
* Half Mound
* Lakeside Village
* Medina
* Mooney Creek
* Newman
* Rock Creek
* Thompsonville

Townships|

* Delaware
* Fairview
* Jefferson
* Kaw
* Kentucky
* Norton
* Oskaloosa
* Ozawkie
* Rock Creek
* Rural
* Sarcoxie
* Union

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