Oskaloosa Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Oskaloosa Township

Township

Location in Jefferson County

Coordinates: 39°12′58″N 95°18′39″W﻿ / ﻿39.21611°N 95.31083°W﻿ / 39.21611; -95.31083
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Jefferson
Area

• Total| 57.61 sq mi (149.21 km2)
• Land| 57.52 sq mi (148.97 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)  0.17%
Elevation

| 1,102 ft (336 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 2,142
• Density| 37.2/sq mi (14.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0478346

Oskaloosa Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,142.

## Geography

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Oskaloosa Township covers an area of 57.61 square miles (149.21 square kilometers); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.25 square kilometers) or 0.17 percent is water. The streams of Burr Oak Branch, Honey Creek, and Little Buck Creek run through this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Oskaloosa (the county seat)

### Adjacent townships

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* Jefferson Township (northeast)
* Union Township (east)
* Sarcoxie Township (southeast)
* Rural Township (south)
* Kentucky Township (southwest)
* Fairview Township (west)
* Ozawkie Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Pleasant View and Plum Grove.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 59
* K-16
* K-92

### Airports and landing strips

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* Flying T Airport
* Shomin Airport

## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* 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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* United States portal

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