Summit Township, Marion County, Kansas

Summit Township
Marion County, Kansas
Summit Township; Marion County, Kansas
Township
	Location within Marion County
	Summit Township; Marion County, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
	Coordinates: 38°07′47″N96°59′14″W / 38.1296570°N 96.9870966°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	36 sq mi (90 km2)
Dimensions
• Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
• Width	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Elevation	1,463 ft (446 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	80
• Density	2.2/sq mi (0.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-69100
GNIS ID	477782
Website	County website

Last updated January 18, 2024

Summit Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 80.^[2]

Geography

Summit Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²).

Communities

The township contains the following settlements:

Ghost town of Watchorn. It was a former oil boom community during the 1910s and 1920s. It was located at the intersection of Timber Rd and 60th St (approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Peabody).

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:^[3]

Summit Township Cemetery (a.k.a. United Brethren Cemetery), located in Section 23 T22S R4E. The church was closed and demolished in the 2010s.
Whitewater Center Cemetery (a.k.a. Stone Church Cemetery), located in Section 28 T22S R4E. The church is across the road.

Gallery

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Summit Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
1 2 "2010 Total Population - Township of Summit". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
↑ Marion County Cemetery List; KsGenWeb. (archived on archive.org)

External links

Marion County website
City-Data.com
Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Summit Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[Census2010-2] 1 2 "2010 Total Population - Township of Summit". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

[CemeteryList-3] Marion County Cemetery List; KsGenWeb. (archived on archive.org)

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Marion
Cities	Burns Durham Florence Goessel Hillsboro Lehigh Lincolnville Lost Springs Marion Peabody Ramona Tampa	Map of Kansas highlighting Marion County
Unincorporated communities	Antelope Aulne Canada Eastshore† (at Marion Reservoir) Marion County Lake Pilsen†
Ghost towns	Elk‡ Gnadenau Hampson Oursler Waldeck Watchorn
Townships	Blaine Catlin Centre Clark Clear Creek Colfax Doyle Durham Park East Branch Fairplay Gale Grant Lehigh Liberty Logan Lost Springs Menno Milton Moore Peabody Risley Summit West Branch Wilson
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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