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El Dorado Township, Butler County, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°48′00″N 096°51′36″W / 37.80000°N 96.86000°W / 37.80000; -96.86000
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El Dorado Township
Location in Butler County
Location in Butler County
Coordinates: 37°48′00″N 096°51′36″W / 37.80000°N 96.86000°W / 37.80000; -96.86000
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyButler
Area
 • Total54.74 sq mi (141.78 km2)
 • Land53.94 sq mi (139.7 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.07 km2)  1.46%
Elevation
1,286 ft (392 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,700
 • Density31.5/sq mi (12.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID0474388

El Dorado Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,700.

El Dorado Township was organized in 1867.[1]

Geography

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El Dorado Township covers an area of 54.74 square miles (141.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, El Dorado (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Belle Vista, Sunset Lawns and Walnut Valley Memorial Park.

The streams of Constant Creek, Sutton Creek and West Branch Walnut River run through this township.

Transportation

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El Dorado Township contains one airport or landing strip, El Dorado Municipal Airport.

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.
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