Putnam Township, Anderson County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Putnam Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Anderson
Area Total Km2:86.9
Area Land Km2:86.6
Area Water Km2:0.4
Area Water Percent:0.41
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:305
Population Density Km2:3.5
Elevation M:309
Elevation Ft:1014
Coordinates:38.3694°N -95.2669°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0477589

Putnam Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 305.[1]

History

Putnam Township was established in 1870. It was named for Leander Putnam.[2]

Geography

Putnam Township covers an area of 86.9km2 and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, West Scipio.

The stream of Dry Branch runs through this township.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Putnam township, Anderson County, Kansas. https://archive.today/20200212161405/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2000358000. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. May 13, 2013.
  2. Book: The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876 . Kauffman & Iler . Johnson, William A. . 1877 . 279.