West Branch Township, Marion County, Kansas Explained
West Branch Township
Marion County, Kansas |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kansas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marion |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36 |
| Length Mi: | 6.0 |
| Width Mi: | 6.0 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1539 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 966 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| 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 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 477348 |
| Website: | County website |
West Branch Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 966, including the city of Goessel.[1]
Geography
West Branch Township covers an area of 36sqmi.
Cities and towns
The township contains the following settlements:
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries:
- Emmethal Community Cemetery, located in Section 29 T29S R1E.[2]
- General Conference of Mennonite Church of North America Cemetery, located in Section 27 T21S R1E.[2]
- Goessel Cemetery (1 block south of Main St on Cedar St), located in Section 5 T21S R1E.[2]
- Goessel Mennonite Brethren Cemetery, located in Section 8 T21S R1E.[2]
- Greenfield Cemetery (Greunfeld Cemetery), located in Section 16 T21S R1E.[2]
- Schoenthal Cemetery, located in Section 35 T21S R1E.[2]
- Tabor Mennonite Cemetery, located in Section 21 T21S R1E.[2]
- Green Valley Cemetery (a.k.a. Quiring Cemetery) (a.k.a. West Branch Gravesite), located in Section 11 T21S R1E.[2]
- Heibert Farm Cemetery, located in Section 27 T21S R1E.[2]
- Voth Cemetery, located in Section 1 T21S R1E.[2]
- Unknown Cemetery (no longer in use), located in Section 36 T21S R1E.[2]
Transportation
K-15 highway passes north to south through the township.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2010 Total Population - Township of West Branch. https://archive.today/20200210212118/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0600000US2011576775. dead. February 10, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau. June 17, 2013.
- http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/cemetery/CemList.html Marion County Cemetery List.
- http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/marion.PDF Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.
