Jefferson Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

Jefferson Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 39°20′20″N 95°14′36″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	58.25 sq mi (150.87 km^2)
• Land	58.11 sq mi (150.51 km^2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km^2)  0.24%
Elevation	1,148 ft (350 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,240
• Density	21.3/sq mi (8.2/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0478243

Jefferson Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,240.

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 58.25 square miles (150.87 square kilometers); of this, 0.14 square miles (0.36 square kilometers) or 0.24 percent is water. The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Winchester

Unincorporated towns

• Boyle
• Dunavant

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
• Alexandria Township, Leavenworth County (southeast)
• Union Township (south)
• Oskaloosa Township (southwest)
• Ozawkie Township (southwest)
• Delaware Township (west)
• Norton Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Hulls Grove, Spring Grove and Wise.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 59
• K-16
• K-192

References

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com