Clear Creek 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
Marion County, Kansas
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Marion and its most populous city is Hillsboro. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 11,823. The county was named in honor of Francis Marion, a b ...
, United States.
As of the
2010 census, the township population was 548, including the city of
Lincolnville, and unincorporated communities of
Antelope
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and the eastern side of
Pilsen.
Geography
Clear Creek Township covers an area of .
Communities
The township contains the following settlements:
* City of
Lincolnville.
* Unincorporated community of
Antelope
The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe. Antelopes do ...
.
* Unincorporated community of
Pilsen (east of Remington Road). The west side is located in
Clark Township.
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries:
[Marion County Cemetery List; KsGenWeb. (archived on archive.org)](_blank)
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* Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (aka Lincolnville Cemetery), located in Section 1 T18S R4E.
* Lincolnville Cemetery (aka Evangelical Luther Church Cemetery), located in Section 11 T18S R4E.
* Pilsen Cemetery (aka St. John Nepomocene Catholic Church Cemetery), located in Section 19 T18S R4E.
Transportation
U.S. Route 77
U.S. Route 77 (US 77) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway which extends for in the central United States. As of 2005, Its southern terminus is in Brownsville, Texas, at Veteran's International Bridge on the U.S.-Mexico borde ...
passes through the township.Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.
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References
Further reading
External links
Marion County website
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Townships in Marion County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas