Ridge Township is a former
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, C ...
in
Barber County,
Kansas
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,
USA
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. As of the
2000 census, its population was 4. However, according to the Kansas State Historical Society,
Kansas State Historical Society
/ref> the township had already merged into neighboring Sharon Township as of March 22, 1999. It was not included as a separate listing in the 2010 census.
Geography
Ridge Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS
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, it contains one cemetery, Burgess.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
Townships in Barber County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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