Kingman Township is a
township
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in
Kingman County,
Kansas
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,
United States
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. As of the United States census in 2011, its population was 7,853.
Geography
Kingman Township covers an area of 3.49 square miles (9.03 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.04 square kilometers) or 0.44 percent is water. The stream of North Fork Chikaskia River runs through this township. Kingman country is primarily grassland covering red sand.
Cities and towns
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Kingman (the county seat)
Unincorporated towns
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St. Leo
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Rural Township (north)
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Union Township (northeast)
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Peters Township (east)
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Rochester Township (southwest)
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Liberty Township (south)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Bross, Walnut Hill, and West Point.
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-14 (Kansas highway)
Airports and landing strips
* Kingman Municipal Airport
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