Mission Township, Brown County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Mission Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Area Total Km2:220.36
Area Land Km2:218.75
Area Water Km2:1.61
Area Total Sq Mi:85.08
Area Land Sq Mi:84.46
Area Water Sq Mi:0.62
Area Water Percent:0.73
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:645
Population Density Km2:2.9
Population Density Sq Mi:7.6
Elevation M:340
Elevation Ft:1115
Coordinates:39.7128°N -95.5517°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0472980

Mission Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 645.

Mission Township was formed in 1872.[1]

Geography

Mission Township covers an area of 85.08sqmi. It contains one incorporated settlement, Willis, and surrounds another, the governmentally independent city of Horton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Carr, Claytonville, Kennekuk and Saint Peters.

The stream of Hazel Creek runs through this township.

Transportation

Mission Township contains one airport or landing strip, Horton Municipal Airport.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. 1883. A. T. Andreas. 710.