Official Name: | Norton Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
Area Total Km2: | 101.17 |
Area Land Km2: | 100.87 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.3 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 39.06 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.95 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.3 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 955 |
Population Density Km2: | 9.5 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 24.5 |
Elevation M: | 346 |
Elevation Ft: | 1135 |
Coordinates: | 39.3833°N -95.3197°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0478223 |
Norton Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 955.
Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles (101.17 square kilometers); of this, 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Howard Creek and Hulls Branch run through this township.
The township contains three cemeteries: Corpus Christi, Nortonville, and Saint Josephs.