Rochester 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 210.
Geography
Rochester Township covers an area of 36.28 square miles (93.95 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.09 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Goose Creek and Kemp Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
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Zenda
Adjacent townships
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Peters Township (north)
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Belmont Township (northeast)
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Chikaskia Township (east)
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Township No. 1, Harper County (south)
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Ridge Township, Barber County (southwest)
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Liberty Township (west)
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Kingman Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Nichols, Pleasant Hill and Saint Johns.
Major highways
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K-42 (Kansas highway)
K-42 is a east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 281 (US-281) in Sawyer and the eastern terminus is at Interstate 235 (I-235) in Wichita. Along the way K-42 intersects K-14, a majo ...
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