Freedom Township, Ellis County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Freedom Township is a township
in Ellis County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 125.
, it contains one cemetery, Holy Cross.
The streams of Duck Creek and Eagle Creek run through this township.
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 Ellis County
Ellis County, Kansas
Ellis County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 28,452. Its county seat and most populous city is Hays...
, 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
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. 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 125.
Geography
Freedom Township covers an area of 45.1 square miles (116.8 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGSUnited States Geological Survey
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, it contains one cemetery, Holy Cross.
The streams of Duck Creek and Eagle Creek run through this township.