Shirley Township, Cloud County, Kansas

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Shirley Township
Map highlighting Shirley Township, Cloud County, Kansas.svg
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°31′30″N098°25′21″W / 39.52500°N 98.42250°W / 39.52500; -98.42250
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
  Total42.75 sq mi (110.72 km2)
  Land42.5 sq mi (110.06 km2)
  Water0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)  0.6%
Elevation
1,542 ft (470 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total178
  Density4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473353

Shirley Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 178.

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Demographics

Shirley is an historically French American community, most of whom are of French Canadian ancestry. [1]

History

Shirley Township was organized in 1866. [2]

Geography

Shirley Township covers an area of 42.75 square miles (110.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Cedar Hill and Pleasant View.

The stream of Beaver Creek runs through this township.

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References

  1. Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 71.
  2. Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 69.