Walker Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Walker Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 668.[1]

Walker Township
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 095°06′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAnderson
Area
  Total45.3 sq mi (117.3 km2)
  Land44.9 sq mi (116.4 km2)
  Water0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.79%
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total668
  Density15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID0477612

History

Walker Township was established in 1857. It was named for Robert J. Walker, fourth Territorial Governor of Kansas.[2]

Geography

Walker Township covers an area of 45.3 square miles (117.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Greeley. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint John and Sutton Valley.

The stream of South Fork Pottawatomie Creek runs through this township.

References

  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Walker township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp. 245–246.


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