| Freedom Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ellis |
| Area Total Km2: | 116.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 116.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 45.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 45.1 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 118 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2.6 |
| Elevation M: | 588 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1929 |
| Coordinates: | 38.7333°N -99.125°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank Info: | 0475299 |
Freedom Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 118.
The founder of the Victoria Colony, George Grant, built his home in the style of an English country house on the banks of Big Creek in 1873.[1]
Volga Germans began settling in the area and founded Pfeifer in August 1876.
A post office was opened at Easdale in 1878. The post office was moved two miles south across the Smoky Hill River to Pfeifer in 1887.[2] [3]
Freedom Township covers an area of 45.1sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Holy Cross.
The Smoky Hill River and the streams of Big Creek, Duck Creek and Eagle Creek run through this township.