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: | Douglas |
Area Total Km2: | 42.88 |
Area Land Km2: | 42.57 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.32 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.56 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.44 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.75 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 442 |
Population Density Km2: | 10.4 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 26.9 |
Elevation M: | 253 |
Elevation Ft: | 830 |
Coordinates: | 39.0222°N -95.2336°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0478832 |
Grant Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 442.
Grant Township was annexed from the extreme southern portion of Sarcoxie Township in Jefferson County in 1872. The largest town was called Jefferson until it was renamed North Lawrence in 1870.
Grant Township covers an area of 16.56sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Maple Grove.
Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.