Augusta Township, Butler County, Kansas

Augusta Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,405.

Augusta Township
Location in Butler County
Coordinates: 37°41′40″N 096°59′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyButler
Area
  Total32.53 sq mi (84.25 km2)
  Land32.31 sq mi (83.68 km2)
  Water0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)  0.68%
Elevation
1,220 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total1,405
  Density43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID0474835

History

Augusta Township was organized in 1870. It was named Augusta in honor of a postmaster's wife.[1]

Geography

Augusta Township covers an area of 32.53 square miles (84.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Augusta. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Calvary. It also contains a cemetery called Augusta Township Cemetery (Kuster).

The streams of Elm Creek and Whitewater River run through this township.

Transportation

Augusta Township contains three airports or landing strips: Augusta Airport, Augusta Municipal Airport and Sills Air Park.

Further reading

Notes

  1. Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 95.

References


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