El Dorado Township, Butler County, Kansas Explained

El Dorado 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 Km2:141.78
Area Land Km2:139.7
Area Water Km2:2.07
Area Total Sq Mi:54.74
Area Land Sq Mi:53.94
Area Water Sq Mi:0.8
Area Water Percent:1.46
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:1700
Population Density Km2:12.2
Population Density Sq Mi:31.5
Elevation M:392
Elevation Ft:1286
Coordinates:37.8°N -96.86°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0474388

El Dorado Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,700.

El Dorado Township was organized in 1867.[1]

Geography

El Dorado Township covers an area of 54.74sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, El Dorado (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Belle Vista, Sunset Lawns and Walnut Valley Memorial Park.

The streams of Constant Creek, Sutton Creek and West Branch Walnut River run through this township.

Transportation

El Dorado Township contains one airport or landing strip, El Dorado Municipal Airport.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mooney, Vol. P.. History of Butler County Kansas. 1916. Standard Publishing Company. 37.