Walton Township, Harvey County, Kansas Explained

Walton Township
Harvey County, Kansas
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harvey
Area Total Sq Mi:36.69
Area Land Sq Mi:36.66
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Total Km2:95.02
Area Land Km2:94.96
Area Water Km2:0.06
Area Water Percent:0.06
Elevation Ft:1467
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:552
Population Density Sq Mi:15.1
Population Density Km2:5.8
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:620
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-75225
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:477771
Website:County website

Walton Township is a township in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 552.

Geography

Walton Township covers an area of 36.69sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Walton.

Cemeteries

According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Walton.

Transportation

A major highway US-50 and a railroad BNSF Railway pass through Walton Township. US-50 was originally the New Santa Fe Trail and roughly parallels the BNSF Railway.

The Amtrak Southwest Chief stops in nearby Newton twice each day and provides passenger rail service towards Los Angeles and Chicago. See Newton (Amtrak station).

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