Gettysburg Township, Graham County, Kansas

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Gettysburg Township
Township
Map highlighting Gettysburg Township, Graham County, Kansas.svg
Location in Graham County
Coordinates: 39°23′10″N100°02′01″W / 39.38611°N 100.03361°W / 39.38611; -100.03361 Coordinates: 39°23′10″N100°02′01″W / 39.38611°N 100.03361°W / 39.38611; -100.03361
Country United States
State Kansas
County Graham
Area
  Total 87.75 sq mi (227.28 km2)
  Land 87.72 sq mi (227.19 km2)
  Water 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.04%
Elevation 2,398 ft (731 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 83
  Density 0.9/sq mi (0.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0471228

Gettysburg Township is a township in Graham County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 83.

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.

Graham County, Kansas County in the United States

Graham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,597. Its county seat and most populous city is Hill City. The county is home to Nicodemus, founded 1877, which is the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the American Civil War.

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

Gettysburg Township covers an area of 87.75 square miles (227.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Anderson and Rock Creek.

United States Geological Survey Scientific agency of the United States government

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The streams of Antelope Creek, Keys Creek, Rock Creek and Youngs Creek run through this township.

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