Shawnee Township, Cherokee County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Shawnee Township

Township

Location in Cherokee County

Coordinates: 37°09′50″N 094°40′01″W﻿ / ﻿37.16389°N 94.66694°W﻿ / 37.16389; -94.66694
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Cherokee
Area

• Total

| 35.02 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Land| 34.81 sq mi (90.15 km2)
• Water| 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)  0.61%
Elevation

| 873 ft (266 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 505
• Density| 14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0469356

Shawnee Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 505.

## Geography

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Shawnee Township covers an area of 35.02 square miles (90.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Messer, Ritchie and Wirtonia.

The streams of Cow Creek, Little Shawnee Creek and Turkey Creek run through this township.

## References

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## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Cherokee County, Kansas

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Cherokee County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Columbus

Cities|

* Baxter Springs
* Columbus
* Galena
* Roseland
* Scammon
* Weir
* West Mineral

Map of Kansas highlighting Cherokee County

CDPs|

* Crestline
* Hallowell
* Lowell
* Riverton

Unincorporated
communities|

* Carona
* Cokedale
* Empire City
* Faulkner
* Keelville
* Kniveton‡
* Lawton
* Melrose
* Neutral
* Sherman
* Sherwin
* Skidmore
* Stippville
* Turck

Ghost towns|

* Treece

Townships|

* Cherokee
* Crawford
* Garden
* Lola
* Lowell
* Lyon
* Mineral
* Neosho
* Pleasant View
* Ross
* Salamanca
* Shawnee
* Sheridan
* Spring Valley

Footnotes|

‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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