Clifford Township, Butler County, Kansas

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Butler County, Kansas

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|population_as_of = 2000

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Clifford Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 259.

History

Clifford Township was organized in 1876.{{cite book|last=Mooney|first=Vol. P.|title=History of Butler County Kansas|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h3YUAAAAYAAJ|year=1916|publisher=Standard Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h3YUAAAAYAAJ/page/n36 37]}} The township was named for John A. Clifford, a pioneer settler.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h3YUAAAAYAAJ | title=History of Butler County Kansas | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Mooney, Vol. P. | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_h3YUAAAAYAAJ/page/n111 112]}}

Geography

Clifford Township covers an area of {{convert|41.81|sqmi|km2}} and contains no incorporated settlements.

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

Clifford Cemetery (aka Pleasant Center Cemetery), located in Section 14 T23S R4E.[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/cemetery/CemList.html Marion County Cemetery List.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120213/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/cemetery/CemList.html |date=May 17, 2014 }}
Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery, located in Section 19 T23S R5E.