Sharon Township, Barber County, Kansas Explained

Official Name:Sharon Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Barber
Area Total Km2:188.49
Area Land Km2:188.34
Area Water Km2:0.15
Area Total Sq Mi:72.78
Area Land Sq Mi:72.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.056
Area Water Percent:0.077
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:356
Population Density Km2:1.9
Population Density Sq Mi:4.9
Elevation M:451
Elevation Ft:1480
Coordinates:37.2914°N -98.4061°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0470494

Sharon Township is a township in Barber County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 369. However, according to the Kansas State Historical Society,[1] the township had already merged with neighboring Ridge Township as of March 22, 1999. Ridge Township was still listed as a separate entity in the 2000 census. By the 2010 census, Ridge was no longer listed, and only the surviving, now larger, Sharon Township was listed.

Geography

Sharon Township covers an area of 36.69sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Sharon. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint Boniface and Sharon.

The stream of East Branch Little Sandy Creek runs through this township.

The infobox at right updates the statistics according to the 2010 census after the merger with Ridge Township. The township basically doubled in physical size, although its population actually declined, even with the extra territory of Ridge Township.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_townships/search/county:BA Kansas State Historical Society