Ellsworth Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas

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Ellsworth Township
Township
Map highlighting Ellsworth Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas.svg
Location in Ellsworth County
Coordinates: 38°44′24″N098°12′23″W / 38.74000°N 98.20639°W / 38.74000; -98.20639 Coordinates: 38°44′24″N098°12′23″W / 38.74000°N 98.20639°W / 38.74000; -98.20639
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ellsworth
Area
  Total 34.22 sq mi (88.63 km2)
  Land 34.14 sq mi (88.43 km2)
  Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.23%
Elevation 1,578 ft (481 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 797
  Density 23.3/sq mi (9/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0475353

Ellsworth Township is a township in Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 797.

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.

Ellsworth County, Kansas County in the United States

Ellsworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,497. Its county seat and most populous city is Ellsworth.

Kansas State of the United States of America

Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita, with its most populated county being Johnson County. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north; Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west. Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although this was probably not the term's original meaning. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison.

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Geography

Ellsworth Township covers an area of 34.22 square miles (88.6 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Ellsworth (the county seat) and Kanopolis. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Memorial.

Ellsworth, Kansas City and County seat in Kansas, United States

Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,120. Known as a cow town in the 1870s, when the Kansas Pacific Railroad operated a stockyard here for shipping cattle to eastern markets, in the 21st century, it serves as the trading center of the rural county.

Kanopolis, Kansas City in Kansas, United States

Kanopolis is a city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 492. The town is built on the site of Fort Harker, a United States Army post that housed infantry and cavalry troops involved in the Indian Wars from 1867 to 1872.

United States Geological Survey Scientific agency of the United States government

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.

The streams of East Oak Creek, East Spring Creek, Oak Creek, Oxide Creek, Spring Creek and West Oak Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Ellsworth Township contains one airport or landing strip, Ellsworth Municipal Airport.

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