Marmaton Township, Bourbon County, Kansas

Marmaton Township
Marmaton Township
	Township
	Location in Bourbon County
	Coordinates: 37°48′45″N094°49′21″W / 37.81250°N 94.82250°W Coordinates: 37°48′45″N094°49′21″W / 37.81250°N 94.82250°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Bourbon
Area
• Total	56.11 sq mi (145.34 km2)
• Land	56.04 sq mi (145.14 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.14%
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	815
• Density	14.5/sq mi (5.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0474758

Last updated February 24, 2020

Marmaton Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 815.

History

Marmaton is a corruption of Marmiton, a French name given by fur traders meaning "scullion".^[1]

Geography

Marmaton Township covers an area of 56.11 square miles (145.3 km²) and contains one city, Redfield, and the unincorporated community of Marmotan. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Marmaton and Woods.

The largest section of scenic Hollister Wildlife Area, containing portions of Pawnee Creek and Elm Creek, is located in the south. Bunion Creek, Cedar Creek, Chambers Branch, Paint Creek and Robinson Branch also run through the township.

Transportation

Marmaton Township is the site of Fort Scott Municipal Airport, a municipally-owned general aviation airport and landing strip.

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References

↑ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. pp. 98.

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

City-Data.com
Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection

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[1] Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. pp. 98.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Fort Scott
Cities	Bronson Fort Scott Fulton Mapleton Redfield Uniontown	Map of Kansas highlighting Bourbon County
Unincorporated communities	Barnesville Berlin Devon Garland Godfrey Hammond Harding Hiattville Marmaton Pawnee Station Porterville Xenia
Townships	Drywood Franklin Freedom Marion Marmaton Mill Creek Osage Pawnee Scott Timberhill Walnut
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