Monroe Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Monroe Township
Township
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°18′10″N095°12′11″W / 38.30278°N 95.20306°W / 38.30278; -95.20306 Coordinates: 38°18′10″N095°12′11″W / 38.30278°N 95.20306°W / 38.30278; -95.20306
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Anderson
Area
• Total	28.6 sq mi (74.0 km2)
• Land	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.46%
Elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	349
• Density	12/sq mi (4.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0477653

Monroe Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 349. ^[1]

History

Monroe Township was established in 1857. ^{[2] [3]}

Geography

Monroe Township covers an area of 28.6 square miles (74.0 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. The county seat of Garnett, administratively separate from the township, occupies an area along the western border with Jackson Township. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Garnett and Judy.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monroe township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
2. Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp.  255.
3. https://www.kshs.org/p/the-kansas-prairie-or-eight-days-on-the-plains/12714

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com