Netawaka Township, Jackson County, Kansas

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Netawaka Township
Township
Map highlighting Netawaka Township, Jackson County, Kansas.svg
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°36′25″N95°43′01″W / 39.60694°N 95.71694°W / 39.60694; -95.71694
Country United States
State Kansas
County Jackson
Area
 • Total
36.09 sq mi (93.48 km2)
 • Land36.04 sq mi (93.35 km2)
 • Water0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
361
 • Density10/sq mi (3.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473236

Netawaka Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 361.

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History

Netawaka Township was formerly occupied by the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, until they were removed to a reservation in Brown County. It was bought by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1870 and opened for settlement. [1] Netawaka Township was formed in 1871. [2] Netawaka is a Native American name meaning "fair view". [3]

Geography

Netawaka Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles (93.48 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.12 square kilometers) or 0.13 percent is water. The streams of Mosquito Creek and Wolfley Creek run through this township.

Communities

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ Barr, Elizabeth N. (1907). Business directory and history of Jackson County. p. 33.
  2. ↑ Barr, Elizabeth N. (1907). Business directory and history of Jackson County. p. 13.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  354.


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