Washington Township, Anderson County, Kansas

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Washington Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 272.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2000375500| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154851/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2000375500| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington township, Anderson County, Kansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=May 13, 2013}}

History

Washington Township was established in 1857.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofanderso00john | title=The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876 | publisher=Kauffman & Iler | author=Johnson, William A. | year=1877 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofanderso00john/page/274 274]}}

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of {{convert|93.2|km2|disp=flip}} 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

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

External links

[http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
[http://www.city-data.com/township/Washington-Anderson-KS.html City-Data.com]

Category:Townships in Anderson County, Kansas

Category:Townships in Kansas

Category:1857 establishments in Kansas Territory