Little Walnut Township, Butler County, Kansas

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Butler County, Kansas

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|population_as_of = 2000

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Little Walnut Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,002.

History

Little Walnut Township was organized in 1877.{{cite book|last=Mooney|first=Vol. P.|title=History of Butler County Kansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h3YUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37|year=1916|publisher=Standard Publishing Company|page=37}}

Geography

Little Walnut Township covers an area of {{convert|36.37|sqmi|km2}} and contains one incorporated settlement, Leon. The Leon town site was laid out and surveyed in November 1879. Its population as of 2010 was 704.

According to the USGS, the Little Walnut Township contains two cemeteries: Leon and Quito.

The streams of North Branch Little Walnut River and South Branch Little Walnut River run through this township.

References

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Further reading

{{See also|Butler County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Butler County, Kansas}}