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Washington Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°13′40″N 095°18′21″W / 38.22778°N 95.30583°W / 38.22778; -95.30583
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Washington Township
Location in Anderson County
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°13′40″N 095°18′21″W / 38.22778°N 95.30583°W / 38.22778; -95.30583
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAnderson
Area
 • Total36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)  1.96%
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total272
 • Density8/sq mi (3.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID0477666

Washington Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 272.[1]

History

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Washington Township was established in 1857.[2]

Geography

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Washington Township covers an area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km2) 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

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  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp. 274.
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