Douglas Township, Jackson County, Kansas

Douglas Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°16′00″N 95°41′26″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	64.81 sq mi (167.86 km^2)
• Land	64.77 sq mi (167.75 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km^2)  0.07%
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,135
• Density	33/sq mi (12.7/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0478303

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

1. Barr, Elizabeth N. (1907). Business directory and history of Jackson County. p. 72.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com