Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Rural 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 Km2:83.37
Area Land Km2:82.42
Area Water Km2:0.95
Area Total Sq Mi:32.19
Area Land Sq Mi:31.82
Area Water Sq Mi:0.37
Area Water Percent:1.14
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:804
Population Density Km2:9.8
Population Density Sq Mi:25.3
Elevation M:319
Elevation Ft:1047
Coordinates:39.0958°N -95.2989°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0478497

Rural Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. It was formed in 1871, from the territory of Kentucky Township and Sarcoxie Township.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 804.

Geography

Rural Township covers an area of 32.19 square miles (83.37 square kilometers); of this, 0.37 square miles (0.95 square kilometers) or 1.14 percent is water. The streams of Buck Creek, East Stone House Creek, Stone Horse Creek and West Stone House Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Buster, Holliday and Underwood.

Major highways

References

  1. Book: Cutler, William G.. Cutler's History of The State of Kansas. 1883. A. T. Andreas. Chicago, IL. https://web.archive.org/web/20021216224228/http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/. dead. 2002-12-16.

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