Oskaloosa Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Oskaloosa Township is a township
in Jefferson County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,142.
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 2,142.
Geography
Oskaloosa Township covers an area of 57.61 square miles (149.21 square kilometers); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.25 square kilometers) or 0.17 percent is water. The streams of Burr Oak Branch, Honey Creek and Little Buck Creek run through this township.Adjacent townships
- 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...
(northeast) - Union TownshipUnion Township, Jefferson County, KansasUnion Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,672.-Geography:Union Township covers an area of 42.83 square miles ; of this, 0.13 square miles or 0.3 percent is water...
(east) - Sarcoxie TownshipSarcoxie Township, Jefferson County, KansasSarcoxie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 958.-Geography:Sarcoxie Township covers an area of 31.03 square miles ; of this, 0.14 square miles or 0.45 percent is water...
(southeast) - 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...
(south) - Kentucky TownshipKentucky Township, Jefferson County, KansasKentucky Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,576.-Geography:Kentucky Township covers an area of 41.56 square miles ; of this, 5.48 square miles or 13.17 percent is water...
(southwest) - 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...
(west) - Ozawkie TownshipOzawkie Township, Jefferson County, KansasOzawkie Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,408.-Geography:Ozawkie Township covers an area of 42.78 square miles ; of this, 5.45 square miles or 12.74 percent is water...
(west)
Major highways
- U.S. Route 59
- K-16K-16 (Kansas highway)K-16 is a state highway in Kansas. It starts at a junction with U.S. Highway 77 just north of Randolph and ends in Tonganoxie with U.S. 24 and U.S. 40.-Route description:...
- K-92