Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas
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|image_skyline = Kanwaka_Township_Hall.JPG
|image_caption = Kanwaka Hall, once the Congregational Church
|image_map = Map highlighting Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas.svg
|map_caption = Location in Douglas County
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Kansas
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Douglas
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|area_total_km2 = 121.71
|area_land_km2 = 113.57
|area_water_km2 = 8.14
|area_total_sq_mi = 46.99
|area_land_sq_mi = 43.85
|area_water_sq_mi = 3.14
|area_water_percent = 6.69
|population_as_of = 2000
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|population_total = 1317
|population_density_km2 = 11.6
|population_density_sq_mi = 30
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|elevation_m = 314
|elevation_ft = 1030
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Kanwaka Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,317.
History
The name is a portmanteau of the Kansas River and Wakarusa River.{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4759 | title=Profile for Kanwaka, Kansas | publisher=ePodunk | accessdate=9 June 2014}}
Geography
Kanwaka Township covers an area of {{convert|46.99|sqmi|km2}} and contains no incorporated settlements.
The streams of Coon Creek, Deer Creek and Dry Creek run through this township.
The township contains two cemeteries, Mound and Stull.
Adjacent Townships
- Lecompton Township, Douglas County (north)
- Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (east)
- Clinton Township, Douglas County (south)
- Monmouth Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
- Tecumseh Township, Shawnee County (northwest)
Transportation
=Major highways=
- I-70, as part of the Kansas Turnpike.
- U.S. Highway 40
- K-10
Communities
Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.
Points of interest
- Kanwaka Hall, located along U.S. Highway 40, the building was constructed in 1889 as the Kanwaka Congregational Church.
- Barber School, a one-room schoolhouse now on federal property near Clinton Lake.
References
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External links
- [http://www.city-data.com/township/Kanwaka-Douglas-KS.html City-Data.com]
{{Douglas County, Kansas}}
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Category:Townships in Douglas County, Kansas
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