Official Name: | Walker 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: | 117.3 |
Area Land Km2: | 116.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.9 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.79 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 668 |
Population Density Km2: | 5.7 |
Elevation M: | 277 |
Elevation Ft: | 909 |
Coordinates: | 38.3694°N -95.1114°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0477612 |
Walker Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 668.[1]
Walker Township was established in 1857. It was named for Robert J. Walker, fourth Territorial Governor of Kansas.[2]
Walker Township covers an area of 117.3km2 and contains one incorporated settlement, Greeley. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint John and Sutton Valley.
The stream of South Fork Pottawatomie Creek runs through this township.