Douglas Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Township in Kansas, United States
39°16′00″N 95°41′26″W / 39.26667°N 95.69056°W / 39.26667; -95.69056 (2000)
Douglas Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,135.
History
Douglas Township was organized in 1855.[1]
Geography
Douglas Township covers an area of 64.81 square miles (167.86 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.07 percent is water. The streams of Middle Fork Muddy Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
- Hoyt
Adjacent townships
- Cedar Township (north)
- Delaware Township, Jefferson County (northeast)
- Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County (east)
- Soldier Township, Shawnee County (south)
- Menoken Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
- Lincoln Township (northwest)
- Washington Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Hoyt, Hoyt, Mayetta and Steward.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 75
References
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ Barr, Elizabeth N. (1907). Business directory and history of Jackson County. p. 72.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Holton
communities
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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