Rosalia Township, Butler County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Rosalia Township
Butler County, Kansas

Township

Location within Butler County

Rosalia Township

Location within Kansas

Coordinates: 37°46′52″N 096°42′31″W﻿ / ﻿37.78111°N 96.70861°W﻿ / 37.78111; -96.70861[1]
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Butler
Area

• Total

| 62.98 sq mi (163.12 km2)
• Land| 62.62 sq mi (162.18 km2)
• Water| 0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)  0.58%
Elevation

[1]

| 1,470 ft (450 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 631
• Density| 10/sq mi (3.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code| 20-61125 [1]
GNIS ID| 474612 [1]
Website| County website

Rosalia Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 631.

## History

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Rosalia Township was created in 1871. The township was named after the town of Rosalia, which was named in honor of the wife of its first postmaster.[2]

## Geography

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Rosalia Township covers an area of 62.98 square miles (163.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery.

The streams of De Haas Creek, Middle Branch Little Walnut River and Nicholas Creek run through this township.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Rosalia Township, Butler County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 211.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Butler County, Kansas

## External links

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* Butler County website
* 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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