Fairmount Township, Butler County, Kansas
Fairmount Township Butler County, Kansas | |
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 Location within Butler County | |
  Fairmount Township Location within Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′35″N 097°05′51″W / 38.04306°N 97.09750°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.43 sq mi (94.35 km2) |
| • Land | 36.38 sq mi (94.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14% |
| Elevation | 1,385 ft (422 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 511 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-22275 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 473726 [1] |
| Website | County website |
Fairmount Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 511.
History
[edit]Fairmount Township was organized in 1873.[2]
Geography
[edit]Fairmount Township covers an area of 36.43 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Elbing.
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains the following cemeteries:
- Fairmount Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery.
- Zion Cemetery.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Fairmount Township, Butler County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 153.
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