Cedar Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Jackson County, Kansas
Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 13,232. The county, first named Calhoun County for pro-slavery South Carolina Senato ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 1,254.
History
The first permanent white settlement in Cedar Township was in 1855.
Geography
Cedar Township covers an area of 39.94 square miles (103.44 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.04 square kilometers) or 0.04 percent is water. The stream of Morgan Creek runs through this township.
Communities
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Denison (southwestern edge)
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Mayetta
Adjacent townships
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Garfield Township (northeast)
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Delaware Township, Jefferson County (east)
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Douglas Township (south)
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Lincoln Township (west)
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Franklin Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Cedar Grove, South Cedar and South Denison.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway that runs in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is located at the Canadian border near Noyes, Minnesota, at a now-closed border crossing. From this point, the highway ...
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K-16
References
External links
City-Data.com
Townships in Jackson County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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