Washington Township is a

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in Anderson County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 272.

History

Washington Township was established in 1857.

Geography

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

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, it contains five cemeteries: Baptist, Horn, Hyatt, Mont Ida and Springfield. The streams of Bradshaw Creek and Skunk Branch run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Anderson County, Kansas Townships in Kansas 1857 establishments in Kansas Territory {{AndersonCountyKS-geo-stub