Hiawatha Township, Brown County, Kansas

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|population_total = 739

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Hiawatha Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 739.

History

Hiawatha Township was formed in 1872.{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/710 710]}}

Geography

Hiawatha Township covers an area of {{convert|63.57|sqmi|km2}} and contains one incorporated settlement, Hiawatha (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Mount Hope.

The stream of North Fork Wolf River runs through this township.

Transportation

Hiawatha Township contains two airports or landing strips: Davis Airfield and Hiawatha Municipal Airport.

References

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  • [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]