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Whiting Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Whiting Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 362. History Whiting Township was formed in 1872. Geography Whiting Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.23 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The stream of Muddy Creek runs through this township. Cities and towns * Whiting Adjacent townships * Horton Township, Brown County (northeast) * Mission Township, Brown County (northeast) * Grasshopper Township, Atchison County (east) * Straight Creek Township (south) * Liberty Township (southwest) * Netawaka Township (west) * Powhattan Township, Brown County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains one cemetery, Spring Hill. Major highways * K-9 References U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files External links Townships in Jackson County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{Jackso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Township, Brown County, Kansas
Mission Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 645. Mission Township was formed in 1872. Geography Mission Township covers an area of . It contains one incorporated settlement, Willis, and surrounds another, the governmentally independent city of Horton. According to the USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ..., it contains four cemeteries: Carr, Claytonville, Kennekuk and Saint Peters. The stream of Hazel Creek runs through this township. Transportation Mission Township contains one airport or landing strip, Horton Municipal Airport. References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External links Townships in Brown County, Kansas Townships in Kansas 1872 establishments in Kansas Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-9 (Kansas Highway)
K-9 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway goes east–west through Kansas. It has its western terminus south of Dresden at an intersection with K-123 and an eastern terminus at its junction with U.S. Route 73 near Lancaster. K-9 is the second longest state highway after K-4. Route description K-9 begins south of Dresden at K-123 on the border between Sheridan and Decatur counties. After starting out along the border, it gradually follows an east-northeast alignment, as the highway parallels the north fork of the Solomon River. After passing through Lenora, K-9 has a short overlap with US-283. It passes through Edmond and intersects K-173 near Densmore, then continues east through Logan and Speed. At Glade, K-9 intersects US-183. East of Glade, K-9 follows an east-southeast trajectory which goes north of Kirwin, then goes through Cedar and Gaylord before intersecting US-281. K-9 then goes southeast through Portis with US-281, then tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powhattan Township, Brown County, Kansas
Powhattan Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 874. Geography Powhattan Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Powhattan. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Powhattan and South Powhattan. The streams of Plum Creek, Pony Creek, Roys Creek and Squaw Creek run through this township. Transportation Powhattan Township contains one airport or landing strip, Croxton Airport. References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External links Townships in Brown County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{BrownCountyKS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netawaka Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Netawaka Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 361. History Netawaka Township was formerly occupied by the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, until they were removed to a reservation in Brown County. It was bought by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1870 and opened for settlement. Netawaka Township was formed in 1871. Netawaka is a Native American name meaning "fair view". Geography Netawaka Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles (93.48 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.12 square kilometers) or 0.13 percent is water. The streams of Mosquito Creek and Wolfley Creek run through this township. Cities and towns * Netawaka Adjacent townships * Powhattan Township, Brown County (north) * Whiting Township (east) * Straight Creek Township (southeast) * Liberty Township (south) * Jefferson Township (southwest) * Wetmore Township, Nemaha County (west) * Granada Township, Nemaha County (northwest) Major highw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Liberty Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 513. History Liberty Township was formed in 1872. Geography Liberty Township covers an area of 35.43 square miles (91.76 square kilometers); of this, 0.06 square miles (0.14 square kilometers) or 0.15 percent is water. The stream of Spring Creek runs through this township. Adjacent townships * Netawaka Township (north) * Whiting Township (northeast) * Straight Creek Township (east) * Garfield Township (southeast) * Franklin Township (south) * Banner Township (southwest) * Jefferson Township (west) * Wetmore Township, Nemaha County (northwest) Major highways * U.S. Route 75 References U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files External links Townships in Jackson County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{JacksonCountyKS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight Creek Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Straight Creek Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 158. History The territory of Straight Creek Township belonged to the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas prior to 1869. Geography Straight Creek Township covers an area of 36.72 square miles (95.11 square kilometers); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers) or 0.29 percent is water. Adjacent townships * Whiting Township (north) * Grasshopper Township, Atchison County (northeast) * Kapioma Township, Atchison County (east) * Garfield Township (south) * Franklin Township (southwest) * Liberty Township (west) * Netawaka Township (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains two cemeteries: Estes and Larkinburg. References U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files External links Townships in Jackson County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{JacksonCountyKS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas
Grasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567. History Grasshopper Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County. Geography Grasshopper Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Muscotah. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Brush Creek, Forest Grove and Wheatland. The streams of Brush Creek, Clear Creek, Little Delaware River, Little Grasshopper Creek, Mission Creek, Otter Creek and South Creek run through this township. References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External links Townships in Atchison County, Kansas Townships in Kansas 1855 establishments in Kansas Territory {{AtchisonCountyKS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton Township, Brown County, Kansas
Horton may refer to: Places Antarctica * Horton Glacier, Adelaide Island, Antarctica * Horton Ledge, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica Australia * Horton, Queensland, a town and locality in the Bundaberg Region * Horton River (Australia), in northern New South Wales Canada * Horton, Ontario, a township * Horton River (Canada), a tributary of the Beaufort Sea * Horton Township, Nova Scotia, an 18th-century township; see Wolfville United Kingdom * Horton Beach, Port Eynon Bay, Wales * Horton, Berkshire, a village and civil parish * Horton, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet of Ivinghoe * Horton or Horton by Malpas, Cheshire, a village and former civil parish * Horton, Dorset, a village and civil parish ** Horton Priory, its ruined religious house upon which the parish church was built * Horton, Gloucestershire, a village * Horton, Lancashire, a village and civil parish * Horton, Northamptonshire, a village * Horton, Blyth, Northumberland, a village * Horton, Chatton, a pair of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting, Kansas
Whiting is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 191. History Whiting was founded in 1866. It was named for Mrs. Martha S. Whiting, who became the second wife of Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy. The first post office in Whiting was established in June 1869. Geography Whiting is located at (39.590001, -95.613116). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics Whiting is part of the Topeka, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 187 people, 84 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 95 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 1.6% Native American, and 7.0% from two or more races. There were 84 households, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine United States Minor Outlying Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in Compact of Free Association, free association with three Oceania, Pacific Island Sovereign state, sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau, Republic of Palau. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders Canada–United States border, with Canada to its north and Mexico–United States border, with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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