Towanda Township, Butler County, Kansas
Towanda Township Butler County, Kansas | |
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 Location within Butler County | |
  Towanda Township Location within Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 96°59′21″W / 37.78194°N 96.98917°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 36 sq mi (93.25 km2) |
| • Land | 35.95 sq mi (93.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) 0.14% |
| Elevation | 1,306 ft (398 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,727 |
| • Density | 76/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-71150 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 474577 [1] |
| Website | County website |
Towanda Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,727.
History
[edit]Towanda Township was established in 1867.[2] Towanda is an Osage-language name meaning "many waters".[3]
Geography
[edit]Towanda Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Towanda. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Sutton.
The streams of Badger Creek, Spring Branch and West Branch Whitewater River run through this township.
Transportation
[edit]Towanda Township contains one airport or landing strip, Greer Miller Landing Strip.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Towanda 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. 218.
- ^ "Profile for Towanda, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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