Augusta Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Butler |
Area Total Km2: | 84.25 |
Area Land Km2: | 83.68 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.57 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 32.53 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.31 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.68 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1405 |
Population Density Km2: | 16.8 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 43.5 |
Elevation M: | 372 |
Elevation Ft: | 1220 |
Coordinates: | 37.6944°N -96.9892°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0474835 |
Augusta Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,405.
Augusta Township was organized in 1870. It was named Augusta in honor of a postmaster's wife.[1]
Augusta Township covers an area of 32.53sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Augusta. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Calvary. It also contains a cemetery called Augusta Township Cemetery (Kuster).
The streams of Elm Creek and Whitewater River run through this township.
Augusta Township contains three airports or landing strips: Augusta Airport, Augusta Municipal Airport and Sills Air Park.