Washington Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

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Washington Township
Township
Map highlighting Washington Township, Doniphan County, Kansas.svg
Location in Doniphan County
Coordinates: 39°47′08″N094°57′16″W / 39.78556°N 94.95444°W / 39.78556; -94.95444
Country United States
State Kansas
County Doniphan
Area
 • Total
34.17 sq mi (88.49 km2)
 • Land32.7 sq mi (84.68 km2)
 • Water1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2)  4.31%
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
3,066
 • Density93.8/sq mi (36.2/km2)
GNIS ID 0473051

Washington Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,066.

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History

Washington Township was organized in 1855. [1]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 34.17 square miles (88.5 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Elwood and Wathena. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Belmont and Tambor.

The streams of Duncan Creek and Peters Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. p. 22.

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