Kentucky Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Kentucky Township is a township
in Jefferson County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,576.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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 Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 19,126. Its county seat is Oskaloosa, and its most populous city is Valley Falls...
, 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 1,576.
Geography
Kentucky Township covers an area of 41.56 square miles (107.63 square kilometers); of this, 5.48 square miles (14.18 square kilometers) or 13.17 percent is water. The streams of Delaware River, Little Wild Horse Creek and Slough Creek run through this township.Unincorporated towns
- Medina
- NewmanNewman, KansasNewman is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States, off U.S. Route 24....
- ThompsonvilleThompsonville, KansasThompsonville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1851 by a group of Mormon settlers who refused to follow the main group led by Brigham Young into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah. Among those settlers was Emily Trask Cutler, one of the...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Fairview TownshipFairview Township, Jefferson County, KansasFairview Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,510.-Geography:Fairview Township covers an area of 34.79 square miles ; of this, 7.72 square miles or 22.21 percent is water...
(north) - Oskaloosa TownshipOskaloosa Township, Jefferson County, KansasOskaloosa Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,142.-Geography:Oskaloosa Township covers an area of 57.61 square miles ; of this, 0.1 square miles or 0.17 percent is water...
(northeast) - Rural TownshipRural Township, Jefferson County, KansasRural Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 804.-Geography:Rural Township covers an area of 32.19 square miles ; of this, 0.37 square miles or 1.14 percent is water...
(east) - Lecompton Township, Douglas CountyLecompton Township, Douglas County, KansasLecompton Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,761. It was named for the town of Lecompton which was the territorial capital of Kansas.-Geography:...
(south) - Kaw TownshipKaw Township, Jefferson County, KansasKaw Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA.-External links:* *...
(west)