Washington Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Washington Township

Township

Location in Anderson County

Coordinates: 38°13′40″N 095°18′21″W﻿ / ﻿38.22778°N 95.30583°W﻿ / 38.22778; -95.30583
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Anderson
Area

• Total| 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land| 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2)
• Water| 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.96%
Elevation

| 1,093 ft (333 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 272
• Density| 8/sq mi (3.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0477666

Washington Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 272.[1]

## History[edit]

Washington Township was established in 1857.[2]

## Geography[edit]

Washington Township covers an area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Baptist, Horn, Hyatt, Mont Ida and Springfield.

The streams of Bradshaw Creek and Skunk Branch run through this township.

## References[edit]

* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington 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. 274.

## External links[edit]

* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Garnett

Cities|

* Colony
* Garnett
* Greeley
* Kincaid
* Lone Elm
* Westphalia

Map of Kansas highlighting Anderson County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bush City
* Glenlock
* Harris†
* Mont Ida†
* Scipio
* Selma
* Welda†

Ghost town|

* Hyattville

Townships|

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

Footnotes|

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

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