Freedom Township | |
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 Location in Ellis County | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′00″N099°07′30″W / 38.73333°N 99.12500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Ellis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.1 sq mi (116.82 km2) |
| • Land | 45.1 sq mi (116.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,929 ft (588 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 118 |
| • Density | 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| GNIS ID | 0475299 |
Freedom Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 118.
The founder of the Victoria Colony, George Grant, built his home in the style of an English country house on the banks of Big Creek in 1873. [1]
Volga Germans began settling in the area and founded Pfeifer in August 1876.
A post office was opened at Easdale in 1878. The post office was moved two miles south across the Smoky Hill River to Pfeifer in 1887. [2] [3]
Freedom Township covers an area of 45.1 square miles (117 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Holy Cross.
The Smoky Hill River and the streams of Big Creek, Duck Creek and Eagle Creek run through this township.
Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Hays. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 28,934. The county was named for George Ellis, a first lieutenant of the Twelfth Kansas Infantry. Ellis County is the official German Capital of Kansas. German immigrants settled in Hays, Ellis, Victoria, and nearby villages in the 1870s and 1880s.
The Smoky Hill River is a 575-mile (925 km) river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas.
Big Creek Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA, named for Big Creek, which flows diagonally through the township from the northwest to the southeast. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,883.
Buckeye Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 414.
Ellis Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 418.
Lookout Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 579.
Victoria Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 876.
Wheatland Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 386.
Smoky Hill Township is a township in Geary County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,974.
Pfeifer is an unincorporated community in Freedom Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Victoria.
Walker is an unincorporated community in Herzog Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located between Hays and Russell, along old Hwy 40 on the north side of I-70. Walker has a post office with ZIP code 67674.
Emmeram is an unincorporated community in Herzog Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.
Winterset Township is a township in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 67.
Big Creek Township is a township in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 479.
Russell Township is a township in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 82.
Lincoln Township is a township in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 150.
Toulon is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located east of Hays along old Hiway 40.
Yocemento is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The settlement lies across the banks of Big Creek against the base of bluffs capped by massive limestone blocks, in which lies the 20th-century origin of the community.
Big Creek is a 221-mile (356 km) stream in the central Great Plains of North America. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River, and the entirety of its length lies in the U.S. state of Kansas.
Stickney is an unincorporated area in Wheatland Township, Barton County, Kansas, United States. It is the site of a grain elevator, but there is no community or settlement at Stickney.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |
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