Chelsea Township, Butler County, Kansas
Chelsea Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 190.
Chelsea Township | |
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 Location in Butler County | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′10″N 096°39′56″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.21 sq mi (277.68 km2) |
| • Land | 100.62 sq mi (260.6 km2) |
| • Water | 6.59 sq mi (17.08 km2) 6.15% |
| Elevation | 1,434 ft (437 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 190 |
| • Density | 1.9/sq mi (0.7/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0474400 |
History
Chelsea Township was organized in 1876.[1] The township was named by a settler from Boston after Chelsea, Massachusetts.[2] Some sources give it as the birthplace of painter Gladys Nelson Smith.[3]
Geography
Chelsea Township covers an area of 107.21 square miles (277.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Chelsea.
The streams of Cole Creek, Durechen Creek and Gilmore Branch run through this township.
Further reading
References
- Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.
- Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 104.
- Virgil E. McMahan (1995). The Artists of Washington, D.C., 1796–1996. Artists of Washington. ISBN 978-0-9649101-0-2.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Butler County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Townships | ||
| Footnotes | †This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau, ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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