Powhattan Township, Brown County, Kansas

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Powhattan Township
Township
Map highlighting Powhattan Township, Brown County, Kansas.svg
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°42′48″N095°41′11″W / 39.71333°N 95.68639°W / 39.71333; -95.68639 Coordinates: 39°42′48″N095°41′11″W / 39.71333°N 95.68639°W / 39.71333; -95.68639
Country United States
State Kansas
County Brown
Area
  Total 89.82 sq mi (232.63 km2)
  Land 89.76 sq mi (232.49 km2)
  Water 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.06%
Elevation 1,096 ft (334 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 874
  Density 9.7/sq mi (3.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0472964

Powhattan Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 874.

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.

Brown County, Kansas County in the United States

Brown County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,984. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha. Brown County is the location of the Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas, the majority of the Sac and Fox Reservation and the majority of the Iowa Reservation of Kansas and Nebraska.

Kansas State of the United States of America

Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita, with its most populated county being Johnson County. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north; Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native Americans who lived along its banks. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the (south) wind" although this was probably not the term's original meaning. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison.

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Geography

Powhattan Township covers an area of 89.82 square miles (232.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Powhattan. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Powhattan and Powhattan.

Powhattan, Kansas City in Kansas, United States

Powhattan is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 77.

United States Geological Survey Scientific agency of the United States government

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.

The streams of Plum Creek, Pony Creek, Roys Creek and Squaw Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Powhattan Township contains one airport or landing strip, Croxton Airport.

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