Douglas Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Douglas Township is a township
in Jackson County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,135.
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 Jackson County
Jackson County, Kansas
Jackson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 13,462. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton...
, 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 2,135.
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.Adjacent townships
- Cedar TownshipCedar 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...
(north) - Delaware Township, Jefferson CountyDelaware Township, Jefferson County, KansasDelaware Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,034.-Geography:Delaware Township covers an area of 88.54 square miles ; of this, 0.1 square miles or 0.11 percent is water...
(northeast) - Rock Creek Township, Jefferson CountyRock 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...
(east) - Soldier Township, Shawnee CountySoldier Township, Shawnee County, KansasSoldier Township is a civil township in northeast Shawnee County, Kansas. Its main purpose is to provide road maintenance and fire protection services to those within the township....
(south) - Menoken Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
- Lincoln TownshipLincoln Township, Jackson County, KansasLincoln Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,046.-Geography:Lincoln Township covers an area of 98.35 square miles ; of this, 0.04 square miles or 0.05 percent is water...
(west) - Washington TownshipWashington Township, Jackson County, KansasWashington Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 516.-Geography:Washington Township covers an area of 53.69 square miles ; of this, 0.07 square miles or 0.14 percent is water...
(west)