Official Name: | Douglas Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Area Total Km2: | 167.86 |
Area Land Km2: | 167.75 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 64.81 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 64.77 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 2135 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.7 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 33 |
Elevation M: | 321 |
Elevation Ft: | 1053 |
Coordinates: | 39.2667°N -95.6906°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0478303 |
Douglas Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,135.
Douglas Township was organized in 1855.[1]
Douglas Township covers an area of 64.81 square miles (167.86 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.07 percent is water. The streams of Middle Fork Muddy Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.
The township contains four cemeteries: Hoyt, Hoyt, Mayetta and Steward.