Grant Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Grant Township
Location in Cloud County
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°36′03″N 097°54′01″W / 39.60083°N 97.90028°W / 39.60083; -97.90028
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Area
 • Total36.01 sq mi (93.27 km2)
 • Land35.38 sq mi (91.64 km2)
 • Water0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)  1.75%
Elevation
1,460 ft (445 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total479
 • Density13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473072

Grant Township is an agricultural township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 479.

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.[citation needed] According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Jamestown and Saint Marys.[citation needed]

The streams of Cheyenne Creek, Little Cheyenne Creek, Marsh Creek and Skunk Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

  • US-Counties.com
  • City-Data.com


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