Ottawa Township, Franklin County, Kansas

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Ottawa Township
Map highlighting Ottawa Township, Franklin County, Kansas.svg
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 38°38′30″N095°17′01″W / 38.64167°N 95.28361°W / 38.64167; -95.28361
Country United States
State Kansas
County Franklin
Area
  Total
43.04 sq mi (111.48 km2)
  Land42.9 sq mi (111.11 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.33%
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
868
  Density20.2/sq mi (7.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0479366

Ottawa Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 868.

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Geography

Ottawa Township covers an area of 43.04 square miles (111.5 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Ottawa (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Highland, Hope, Indian, Mount Calvary and Mount Evergreen.

The streams of Appanoose Creek, Eightmile Creek, Island Creek, Nugent Creek, Sand Creek, Spring Creek, Tauy Creek, Walnut Creek, Wilson Creek and Wolf Creek run through this township.

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