Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Grasshopper Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atchison
Area Total Km2:170.9
Area Land Km2:170.2
Area Water Km2:0.7
Area Water Percent:0.41
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:567
Population Density Km2:3.3
Elevation M:328
Elevation Ft:1076
Coordinates:39.5967°N -95.4375°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0473240

Grasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567.[1]

History

Grasshopper Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.[2]

Geography

Grasshopper Township covers an area of 170.9km2 and contains one incorporated settlement, Muscotah. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Brush Creek, Forest Grove and Wheatland.

The streams of Brush Creek, Clear Creek, Little Delaware River, Little Grasshopper Creek, Mission Creek, Otter Creek and South Creek run through this township.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grasshopper township, Atchison County, Kansas. https://archive.today/20200212163319/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2000528225. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. May 13, 2013.
  2. Book: History of Atchison County, Kansas . Standard Publishing Company . Ingalls, Sheffield . 1916 . 64.