Mission Township, Brown County, Kansas

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Mission Township
Map highlighting Mission Township, Brown County, Kansas.svg
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°42′46″N095°33′06″W / 39.71278°N 95.55167°W / 39.71278; -95.55167 Coordinates: 39°42′46″N095°33′06″W / 39.71278°N 95.55167°W / 39.71278; -95.55167
Country United States
State Kansas
County Brown
Area
  Total85.08 sq mi (220.36 km2)
  Land84.46 sq mi (218.75 km2)
  Water0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)  0.73%
Elevation
1,115 ft (340 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total645
  Density7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0472980

Mission Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 645.

Contents

Mission Township was formed in 1872. [1]

Geography

Mission Township covers an area of 85.08 square miles (220.4 km2). It contains one incorporated settlement, Willis, and surrounds another, the governmentally independent city of Horton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Carr, Claytonville, Kennekuk and Saint Peters.

The stream of Hazel Creek runs through this township.

Transportation

Mission Township contains one airport or landing strip, Horton Municipal Airport.

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References

  1. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p.  710.