Washington Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is a township
in Jackson County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 516.
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 516.
Geography
Washington Township covers an area of 53.69 square miles (139.06 square kilometers); of this, 0.07 square miles (0.19 square kilometers) or 0.14 percent is water. The streams of Dutch Creek, Illinois Creek, James Creek, Salt Creek and Sullivan Creek run through this township.Adjacent townships
- 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...
(northeast) - Douglas TownshipDouglas 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...
(east) - Grove Township, Shawnee CountyGrove Township, Shawnee County, KansasGrove Township is a township in Shawnee County, Kansas and part of the Topeka metropolitan area. The population was 473 at the 2000 Census.-Geography:...
(southeast) - Menoken Township, Shawnee County (southeast)
- Rossville Township, Shawnee County (south)
- Emmett Township, Pottawatomie County (west)
- St. Marys Township, Pottawatomie County (west)
- Adrian TownshipAdrian Township, Jackson County, KansasAdrian Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 150.-Geography:Adrian Township covers an area of 29.83 square miles ; of this, 0.08 square miles or 0.26 percent is water...
(northwest)