Washington Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

Washington Township
Township
Location in Doniphan County
Coordinates: 39°47′08″N 094°57′16″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Doniphan
Area
• Total	34.17 sq mi (88.49 km^2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (84.68 km^2)
• Water	1.47 sq mi (3.81 km^2)  4.31%
Elevation	997 ft (304 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,066
• Density	93.8/sq mi (36.2/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0473051

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

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.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• City-Data.com