Galesburg 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
Kingman County,
Kansas
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 254.
Geography
Galesburg Township covers an area of 35.49 square miles (91.92 square kilometers); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometers) or 0.26 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Midway
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Waterloo
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Albion Township, Reno County (north)
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Ninnescah Township, Reno County (northeast)
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Evan Township (east)
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Vinita Township (southeast)
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Dale Township (south)
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Ninnescah Township (southwest)
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White Township (west)
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Roscoe Township, Reno County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Lebanon, Saint Louis, and Waterloo.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific and ...
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K-17 (Kansas highway)
K-17 was a state highway in Kansas that served Kingman and Reno counties. The route originated at an intersection with U.S. Route 54 (US-54) and US-400 south of the unincorporated community of Waterloo and ended at K-96 south of South Hutc ...
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Kingman County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas