El Dorado Township, Butler County, Kansas

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El Dorado Township
Butler County, Kansas
Township
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Location in Butler County
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El Dorado Township
Location within state of Kansas
Coordinates: 37°48′00″N096°51′36″W / 37.80000°N 96.86000°W / 37.80000; -96.86000 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Butler
Area
 • Total
54.74 sq mi (141.78 km2)
 • Land53.94 sq mi (139.7 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.07 km2)  1.46%
Elevation
[1]
1,289 ft (393 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,700
 • Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 20-20100 [1]
GNIS ID 474388 [1]
Website County website

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

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History

El Dorado Township was organized in 1867. [2]

Geography

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "El Dorado Township, Butler County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p.  37.

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