Hendricks Township, Chautauqua County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Hendricks Township is a township
in Chautauqua County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 179.
. According to the USGS
, it contains four cemeteries: De Busk, Elgin, Moore Prairie and Wilson.
The streams of Buzzard Creek, Grant Creek, Little Cedar Creek, Sycamore Creek and West Cedar Creek run through this township.
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 Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County, Kansas
Chautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,669. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan...
, 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
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. 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 179.
Geography
Hendricks Township covers an area of 54.96 square miles (142.3 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, ElginElgin, Kansas
Elgin is a city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States, on the state line with Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 89.-Geography:Elgin is located at...
. According to the USGS
United States Geological Survey
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, it contains four cemeteries: De Busk, Elgin, Moore Prairie and Wilson.
The streams of Buzzard Creek, Grant Creek, Little Cedar Creek, Sycamore Creek and West Cedar Creek run through this township.