Straight Creek Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Straight Creek Township is a township
in Jackson County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 158.
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 158.
Geography
Straight Creek Township covers an area of 36.72 square miles (95.11 square kilometers); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers) or 0.29 percent is water.Adjacent townships
- Whiting TownshipWhiting Township, Jackson County, KansasWhiting Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 362.-Geography:Whiting Township covers an area of 36 square miles ; of this, 0.04 square miles or 0.12 percent is water...
(north) - Grasshopper Township, Atchison CountyGrasshopper Township, Atchison County, KansasGrasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 588.-Geography:Grasshopper Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Muscotah...
(northeast) - 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...
(east) - Garfield TownshipGarfield 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...
(south) - Franklin TownshipFranklin Township, Jackson County, KansasFranklin Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 776.-Geography:Franklin Township covers an area of 33.43 square miles ; of this, 1.1 square miles or 3.28 percent is water...
(southwest) - Holton Township (southwest)
- Liberty TownshipLiberty Township, Jackson County, KansasLiberty Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 513.-Geography:Liberty Township covers an area of 35.43 square miles ; of this, 0.06 square miles or 0.15 percent is water...
(west) - Netawaka TownshipNetawaka Township, Jackson County, KansasNetawaka Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 361.-Geography:Netawaka Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles ; of this, 0.05 square miles or 0.13 percent is water...
(northwest)