Garfield Township is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Jackson County,
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
,
USA
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. As of the
2000 census, its population was 624.
Geography
Garfield Township covers an area of 34 square miles (88.06 square kilometers); of this, 0.17 square miles (0.43 square kilometers) or 0.49 percent is water. The stream of Bills Creek runs through this township.
Cities and towns
*
Denison (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
*
Carbon (historical)
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
*
Straight Creek Township (north)
*
Kapioma Township, Atchison County (east)
*
Delaware Township, Jefferson County (southeast)
*
Cedar Township (south)
*
Franklin Township (west)
*
Liberty Township (northwest)
Major highways
*
K-16
*
K-116
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Jackson County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
{{JacksonCountyKS-geo-stub