Kapioma Township is a

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in Atchison County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 292.

History

Kapioma Township was named for a chief of the Kickapoo Indians.

Geography

Kapioma Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the

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, it contains two cemeteries: Earnst and Miller. The streams of Catamount Creek, Elk Creek, Nebo Creek, Negro Creek and Straight Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Kapioma Township contains one airport or landing strip, Strafuss Airport.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Atchison County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{AtchisonCountyKS-geo-stub