Reeder Township, Anderson County, Kansas

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Reeder Township
Township
Map highlighting Reeder Township, Anderson County, Kansas.svg
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°19′30″N095°26′01″W / 38.32500°N 95.43361°W / 38.32500; -95.43361
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Area
 • Total
72.5 sq mi (187.8 km2)
 • Land72.0 sq mi (186.6 km2)
 • Water0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2)  0.66%
Elevation
988 ft (301 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
452
 • Density6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0477581

Reeder Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 452. [1]

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History

Reeder Township was established in 1857. It was named for Andrew Horatio Reeder, first Territorial Governor of Kansas. [2]

Geography

Reeder Township covers an area of 72.5 square miles (187.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Harris. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Baird, Bethel, Central City and Patton.

The streams of Elm Creek, Kenoma Creek, Rocky Run and Thomas Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Reeder Township contains two airports or landing strips: Graham Farms Airport and Graham Farms Auxiliary Airport.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Reeder 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.  263–264.


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