Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas

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Grasshopper Township
Map highlighting Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas.svg
Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N095°26′15″W / 39.59667°N 95.43750°W / 39.59667; -95.43750
Country United States
State Kansas
County Atchison
Area
  Total
66.0 sq mi (170.9 km2)
  Land65.7 sq mi (170.2 km2)
  Water0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.41%
Elevation
1,076 ft (328 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
567
  Density8.5/sq mi (3.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473240

Grasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567. [1]

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History

Grasshopper Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County. [2]

Geography

Grasshopper Township covers an area of 66.0 square miles (170.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Muscotah. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Brush Creek, Forest Grove and Wheatland.

The streams of Brush Creek, Clear Creek, Little Delaware River, Little Grasshopper Creek, Mission Creek, Otter Creek and South Creek run through this township.

References

  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grasshopper township, Atchison County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  64.