Hill City Township, Graham County, Kansas

Hill City Township
Township
Location in Graham County
Location in Graham County
Coordinates: 39°23′40″N 099°48′11″W / 39.39444°N 99.80306°W / 39.39444; -99.80306
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGraham
Area
 • Total
43.19 sq mi (111.86 km2)
 • Land43.12 sq mi (111.69 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)  0.15%
Elevation
2,146 ft (654 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,747
 • Density40.5/sq mi (15.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0472200

Hill City Township is a township in Graham County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,747.

Geography

Hill City Township covers an area of 43.19 square miles (111.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Hill City (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Hill City Cemetery, located a tiny distance north of central Hill City.[1] Another cemetery, Memorial Lawn Cemetery, lies one mile (1.6 km) north of Hill City along U.S. Route 283, just south of Hill City Cemetery.[2]

Transportation

Hill City Township contains one airport or landing strip, Hill City Municipal Airport.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Hill City and U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hill City Cemetery
  2. ^ Memorial Lawn Cemetery Hill City, Kansas Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Blue Skyways by Kansas State Library, posted 2003 or sooner. Accessed 2008-12-22.


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