Grant Township, Cloud County, Kansas
Grant Township is an agricultural township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 479.
Grant Township | |
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 Location in Cloud County | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′03″N 097°54′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cloud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.01 sq mi (93.27 km2) |
| • Land | 35.38 sq mi (91.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) 1.75% |
| Elevation | 1,460 ft (445 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 479 |
| • Density | 13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0473072 |
History
Grant Township was organized in 1872. It was named for President Ulysses S. Grant.[1]
Geography
Grant Township covers an area of 36.01 square miles (93.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Jamestown. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Jamestown and Saint Marys.
The streams of Cheyenne Creek, Little Cheyenne Creek, Marsh Creek and Skunk Creek run through this township.
References
- Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 72.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Cloud County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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