Shirley Township, Cloud County, Kansas
Shirley Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 178.
Shirley Township | |
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 Location in Cloud County | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 098°25′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cloud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.75 sq mi (110.72 km2) |
| • Land | 42.5 sq mi (110.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) 0.6% |
| Elevation | 1,542 ft (470 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 178 |
| • Density | 4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0473353 |
Demographics
Shirley is an historically French American community, most of whom are of French Canadian ancestry.[1]
History
Shirley Township was organized in 1866.[2]
Geography
Shirley Township covers an area of 42.75 square miles (110.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Cedar Hill and Pleasant View.
The stream of Beaver Creek runs through this township.
References
- Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 71.
- 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. 69.
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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