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Kapioma Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 095°32′01″W / 39.45833°N 95.53361°W / 39.45833; -95.53361
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Kapioma Township
Location in Atchison County
Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 095°32′01″W / 39.45833°N 95.53361°W / 39.45833; -95.53361
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total47.48 sq mi (122.97 km2)
 • Land47.45 sq mi (122.90 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total292
 • Density6/sq mi (2.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID1729699

Kapioma Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 292.[1]

History

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Kapioma Township was named for a chief of the Kickapoo Indians.[2]

Geography

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Kapioma Township covers an area of 47.5 square miles (123.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Earnst and Miller.

The streams of Catamount Creek, Elk Creek, Nebo Creek, Negro Creek and Straight Creek run through this township.

Transportation

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Kapioma Township contains one airport or landing strip, Strafuss Airport.

References

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  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kapioma township, Atchison County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 120.
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