Hampden 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, Ca ...
in
Coffey 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 the ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 114.
Geography
Hampden Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the
USGS
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, a ...
, it contains two cemeteries: Sherwood and Stringtown.
Mathias Lake is within this township. The stream of Wolf Creek runs through this township.
Wolf Creek Generating Station
Wolf Creek Generating Station, a nuclear power plant located near Burlington, Kansas, occupies 9,818 acres (40 km²) of the total controlled by the owner. Wolf Creek, dammed to create Coffey County Lake (formerly Wolf Creek Lake), p ...
, a 1250MW nuclear power plant, operates here.
Transportation
Hampden Township contains one airport or landing strip, Wolf Creek Airport.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
Townships in Coffey County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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