Eudora Township, Douglas County, Kansas

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Eudora Township
Map highlighting Eudora Township, Douglas County, Kansas.svg
Location in Douglas County
Coordinates: 38°53′30″N095°06′41″W / 38.89167°N 95.11139°W / 38.89167; -95.11139
Country United States
State Kansas
County Douglas
Area
  Total
50.28 sq mi (130.21 km2)
  Land49.48 sq mi (128.16 km2)
  Water0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)  1.57%
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
6,724
  Density130/sq mi (52/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0479530

Eudora Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,724.

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Geography

Eudora Township covers an area of 50.28 square miles (130.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Eudora. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Day and Eudora. A third cemetery, located on the edge of the City of Eudora city limits, but actually in Eudora Township, not Eudora proper, is the Jewish Cemetery, Beni Israel Cemetery.

The streams of Captain Creek, Coleman Creek, Little Wakarusa Creek, Spring Creek and Wakarusa River run through this township.

Adjacent townships

Communities

Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.

Transportation

Major highway

Airports

Eudora Township contains one airport or landing strip, Gage Farm Airport.

Places of interest

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