Grant Township, Jackson County, Kansas

39°26′30″N 95°57′31″W / 39.44167°N 95.95861°W / 39.44167; -95.95861CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyJacksonArea • Total42 sq mi (108.77 km²) • Land41.95 sq mi (108.66 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)  0.1%Elevation1,184 ft (361 m)Population • Total212 • Density5.1/sq mi (2/km²)GNIS feature ID1729694

Grant Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 212. The southeasternmost part of the township is located within the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation.

History

Grant Township was formed in 1870.^[1]

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 42 square miles (108.77 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water.

Adjacent townships

• Soldier Township (north)
• Jefferson Township (northeast)
• Banner Township (east)
• Lincoln Township (southeast)
• Adrian Township (south)
• St. Clere Township, Pottawatomie County (southwest)
• Lincoln Township, Pottawatomie County (west)
• Grant Township, Pottawatomie County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Boan and Olive Hill.

Major highways

• K-16

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com