Erving Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Jewell County,
Kansas
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 60.
History
Erving Township was organized in 1872. It was named for one Dr. Erving, an early settler and native of
Hiawatha
Hiawatha ( , also : ), also known as Ayenwathaaa or Aiionwatha, was a precolonial Native American leader and co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. He was a leader of the Onondaga people, the Mohawk people, or both. According to some account ...
.
Geography
Erving Township covers an area of 35.94 square miles (93.1 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers) or 0.08 percent is water.
Adjacent townships
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Odessa Township (north)
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Ionia Township (northeast)
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Athens Township (east)
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Cawker Township, Mitchell County (south)
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Ross Township, Osborne County (southwest)
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Lincoln Township, Smith County (west)
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Webster Township, Smith County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Reformed and Rooker.
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Jewell County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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