Grant Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Grant Township
Township

Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°36′03″N 097°54′01″W / 39.60083°N 97.90028°W / 39.60083; -97.90028Coordinates: 39°36′03″N 097°54′01″W / 39.60083°N 97.90028°W / 39.60083; -97.90028
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

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. 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

  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.


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