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Township 4, Rooks County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

39°21′01″N 99°19′30″W / 39.35028°N 99.32500°W / 39.35028; -99.32500CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyRooksHobart1879Elevation

1,890 ft (576 m)Population

(2010)

• Total33Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)GNIS feature ID472225^[1]

Township 4 is a township in Rooks County, Kansas, United States.

History

Rooks County was established with four townships: Bow Creek, Lowell, Paradise and Stockton. That number increased to seven by 1878^[2] and twenty three in 1925. The twenty three townships were in place until 1971 when the number was reduced to the current twelve townships.^[3]

Township 4 was formed by renaming Hobart Township^[4] in 1971.^[5] While other Rooks County townships were combined pursuant to Kansas Statute 80-1110,^[6] Hobart was just renamed using the new naming standard.

Box Elder Creek flows through Township 4 where it feeds Rooks State Fishing Lake (aka Lake Stockton).

Hobart Township

Hobart Township was established in 1879 from part of the original Stockton Township. Hobart was named for Hobart, IN.^[7]

Transportation

Rooks County Regional Airport is located in Township 4.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 13, 1978. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ "MAP OF ROOKS COUNTY, KANSAS, 1878". KS Gen Web. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
^ "Rooks County Kansas". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
^ "Kansas Civil Townships and Independent Cities". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ROOKS COUNTY KANSAS (January 7, 1971). "LEGAL ADVERTISING". Plainville Times. p. 10.
^ "Chapter 80.:-TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS". Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
^ Bird, Willis (April 6, 1961). "A History of Hobart Township". Plainville Times. p. 7.