Calhoun Township, Cheyenne County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Calhoun Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cheyenne
Area Total Km2:232.77
Area Land Km2:231.15
Area Water Km2:1.62
Area Total Sq Mi:89.87
Area Land Sq Mi:89.25
Area Water Sq Mi:0.63
Area Water Percent:0.7
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:57
Population Density Km2:0.2
Population Density Sq Mi:0.6
Elevation M:962
Elevation Ft:3156
Coordinates:39.9403°N -101.6839°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0470879

Calhoun Township is a township in Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 57. In 1898, the population was 253.[1]

History

A post office named Calhoun opened in 1886. The post office was discontinued in 1888.[2]

Geography

Calhoun Township covers an area of 89.87sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Barley.

Beaumaster Pond (historical) is within this township. The streams of Bluff Creek, Cleveland Run, Delay Creek, Hackberry Creek, Jones Canyon Creek, Nesbit Creek and Plum Creek run through this township.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: A Gazetteer of Kansas. 154. Bulletin. United States Geological Survey. Henry. Gannett. 1898. 20596112M. 47. Calhoun; township in Cheyenne County; area, 54 square miles; population 253. .
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961. 2018-01-05. Kansas Historical Society.