Towanda Township | |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Butler |
Area Total Km2: | 93.25 |
Area Land Km2: | 93.12 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.95 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.14 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 2727 |
Population Density Km2: | 29.3 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 75.9 |
Elevation M: | 397 |
Elevation Ft: | 1302 |
Coordinates: | 37.7819°N -96.9892°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0474577 |
Towanda Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,727.
Towanda Township was established in 1867.[1] Towanda is an Osage-language name meaning "many waters".[2]
Towanda Township covers an area of 36sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Towanda. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Sutton.
The streams of Badger Creek, Spring Branch and West Branch Whitewater River run through this township.
Towanda Township contains one airport or landing strip, Greer Miller Landing Strip.