Wheatland Township, Ellis County, Kansas

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Wheatland Township
Map highlighting Wheatland Township, Ellis County, Kansas.svg
Location in Ellis County
Coordinates: 38°45′44″N099°15′50″W / 38.76222°N 99.26389°W / 38.76222; -99.26389
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ellis
Area
  Total
54.05 sq mi (139.98 km2)
  Land54.05 sq mi (139.98 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,988 ft (606 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
386
  Density7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0475294

Wheatland Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 386.

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Geography

Wheatland Township covers an area of 54.05 square miles (140.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Francis.

The streams of Big Timber Creek and Shelter Creek run through this township.

Communities

It contains the census-designated place of Munjor.

Transportation

Wheatland Township contains two airports or landing strips: Philip Ranch Airport and Stecklein Field.

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