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Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°50′04″N 094°41′06″W / 37.83444°N 94.68500°W / 37.83444; -94.68500
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Scott Township
Location in Bourbon County
Location in Bourbon County
Coordinates: 37°50′04″N 094°41′06″W / 37.83444°N 94.68500°W / 37.83444; -94.68500
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBourbon
Area
 • Total69.95 sq mi (181.18 km2)
 • Land69.3 sq mi (179.48 km2)
 • Water0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)  0.94%
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,326
 • Density33.6/sq mi (13/km2)
GNIS feature ID0474564

Scott Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,326.

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Scott Township covers an area of 69.95 square miles (181.2 km2) surrounding the incorporated city of Fort Scott. According to the USGS, it contains seven cemeteries: Clarksburg, Evergreen, Lath Branch, Mayberry, Oak Grove, Saint Marys and Union Center.

The streams of Hickory Creek, Lath Branch, Rock Creek and Wolverine Creek run through this township.

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