Grant Township, Cloud County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Grant Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cloud
Area Total Km2:93.27
Area Land Km2:91.64
Area Water Km2:1.63
Area Total Sq Mi:36.01
Area Land Sq Mi:35.38
Area Water Sq Mi:0.63
Area Water Percent:1.75
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:479
Population Density Km2:5.2
Population Density Sq Mi:13.5
Elevation M:445
Elevation Ft:1460
Coordinates:39.6008°N -97.9003°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0473072

Grant Township is an agricultural township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 479.

History

Grant Township was organized in 1872. It was named for President Ulysses S. Grant.[1]

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 36.01sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Jamestown. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Jamestown and Saint Marys.

The streams of Cheyenne Creek, Little Cheyenne Creek, Marsh Creek and Skunk Creek run through this township.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. . Wilson, Humphrey & Company . Hollibaugh, E. F. . 1903 . 72.