Towanda Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,727.
Towanda Township | |
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Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 096°59′21″W / 37.78194°N 96.98917°W | |
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 | 1,302 ft (397 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,727 |
• Density | 75.9/sq mi (29.3/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0474577 |
History
editTowanda Township was established in 1867.[1] Towanda is an Osage-language name meaning "many waters".[2]
Geography
editTowanda 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
editTowanda Township contains one airport or landing strip, Greer Miller Landing Strip.
Further reading
editReferences
edit- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 218.
- ^ "Profile for Towanda, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
External links
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