Putnam Township, Anderson County, Kansas

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Putnam Township
Township
Map highlighting Putnam Township, Anderson County, Kansas.svg
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°22′10″N095°16′01″W / 38.36944°N 95.26694°W / 38.36944; -95.26694
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Area
 • Total
33.6 sq mi (86.9 km2)
 • Land33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation
1,014 ft (309 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
305
 • Density9.1/sq mi (3.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0477589

Putnam Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 305. [1]

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History

Putnam Township was established in 1870. It was named for Leander Putnam. [2]

Geography

Putnam Township covers an area of 33.6 square miles (86.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, West Scipio.

The stream of Dry Branch runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Putnam 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.  279.


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