Delaware Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Delaware Township is a township
in Jefferson County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,034.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,126. Its county seat is Oskaloosa, and its most populous city is Valley Falls...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 2,034.
Geography
Delaware Township covers an area of 88.54 square miles (229.31 square kilometers); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.25 square kilometers) or 0.11 percent is water. The streams of Brush Creek, Cedar Creek, Coal Creek, Johannes Branch, North Cedar Creek, North Walnut Creek, Peter Creek, Rock Creek, South Cedar Creek and Walnut Creek run through this township.Unincorporated towns
- Half Mound
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Kapioma Township, Atchison CountyKapioma Township, Atchison County, KansasKapioma Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 271.-Geography:Kapioma Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements...
(north) - Benton Township, Atchison CountyBenton Township, Atchison County, KansasBenton Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,076.-Geography:Benton Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Effingham...
(northeast) - Jefferson TownshipJefferson Township, Jefferson County, KansasJefferson 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 ; of this, 0.14 square miles or 0.24 percent is water...
(east) - Norton TownshipNorton Township, Jefferson County, KansasNorton Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 955.-Geography:Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles ; of this, 0.12 square miles or 0.3 percent is water...
(east) - Ozawkie TownshipOzawkie Township, Jefferson County, KansasOzawkie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,408.-Geography:Ozawkie Township covers an area of 42.78 square miles ; of this, 5.45 square miles or 12.74 percent is water...
(southeast) - Douglas Township, Jackson CountyDouglas Township, Jackson County, KansasDouglas Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,135.-Geography:Douglas Township covers an area of 64.81 square miles ; of this, 0.04 square miles or 0.07 percent is water...
(southwest) - Rock Creek TownshipRock Creek Township, Jefferson County, KansasRock Creek Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,718.-Geography:Rock Creek Township covers an area of 54.68 square miles ; of this, 0.5 square miles or 0.92 percent is water...
(southwest) - Cedar Township, Jackson CountyCedar Township, Jackson County, KansasCedar Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,254.-Geography:Cedar Township covers an area of 39.94 square miles ; of this, 0.01 square miles or 0.04 percent is water...
(west) - Garfield Township, Jackson CountyGarfield Township, Jackson County, KansasGarfield Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 624.-Geography:Garfield Township covers an area of 34 square miles ; of this, 0.17 square miles or 0.49 percent is water...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Farrar, Graggs Chapel, Rose Hill and Saint Marys.Major highways
- K-4K-4 (Kansas highway)K-4 is the longest designated state highway in Kansas traversing from north of Scott City at US-83 to US-59 near Nortonville in northeast Kansas. A segment of the highway in McPherson County overlaps Interstate 135, and a section in Topeka runs concurrent with Interstate 70.-Western Kansas:K-4...
- K-16K-16 (Kansas highway)K-16 is a state highway in Kansas. It starts at a junction with U.S. Highway 77 just north of Randolph and ends in Tonganoxie with U.S. 24 and U.S. 40.-Route description:...
- K-4, 16