Norton Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Norton Township is a township
in Jefferson County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 955.
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 955.
Geography
Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles (101.17 square kilometers); of this, 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Howard Creek and Hulls Branch run through this township.Adjacent townships
- Center Township, Atchison CountyCenter Township, Atchison County, KansasCenter Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 676.-Geography:Center Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements....
(north) - Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison CountyMount Pleasant Township, Atchison County, KansasMount Pleasant Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 829.-Geography:Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements...
(northeast) - Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
- Jefferson TownshipJefferson Township, Jefferson County, KansasJefferson Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,240.-Geography:Jefferson Township covers an area of 58.25 square miles ; of this, 0.14 square miles or 0.24 percent is water...
(southeast) - Delaware TownshipDelaware Township, Jefferson County, KansasDelaware Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,034.-Geography:Delaware Township covers an area of 88.54 square miles ; of this, 0.1 square miles or 0.11 percent is water...
(west) - Benton Township, Atchison CountyBenton Township, Atchison County, KansasBenton Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,076.-Geography:Benton Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Effingham...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Corpus Christi, Nortonville, and Saint Josephs.Major highways
- U.S. Route 59
- U.S. Route 159
- K-4K-4 (Kansas highway)K-4 is the longest designated state highway in Kansas traversing from north of Scott City at US-83 to US-59 near Nortonville in northeast Kansas. A segment of the highway in McPherson County overlaps Interstate 135, and a section in Topeka runs concurrent with Interstate 70.-Western Kansas:K-4...