Lawrence Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Lawrence Township
Township

Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 097°32′31″W / 39.63750°N 97.54194°W / 39.63750; -97.54194Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 097°32′31″W / 39.63750°N 97.54194°W / 39.63750; -97.54194
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
  Total 36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
  Land 36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
  Water 0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)  1.22%
Elevation 1,371 ft (418 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 146
  Density 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473089

Lawrence Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 146.

History

Lawrence Township was organized in 1872. It was named for L. D. Lawrence, a pioneer settler.[1]

Geography

Lawrence Township covers an area of 36.46 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Hollis and Walnut Grove.

The streams of Little Upton Creek, Oak Creek, Plum Creek, Salt Creek, Upton Creek and West 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. 73.


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