Douglas Township is a
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
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 2,135.
History
Douglas Township was organized in 1855.
Geography
Douglas Township covers an area of 64.81 square miles (167.86 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.07 percent is water. The streams of Middle Fork Muddy Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.
Communities
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Hoyt
Adjacent townships
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Cedar Township (north)
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Delaware Township, Jefferson County (northeast)
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Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County (east)
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Soldier Township, Shawnee County (south)
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Menoken Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
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Lincoln Township (northwest)
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Washington Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Hoyt, Hoyt, Mayetta and Steward.
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 ...
References
External links
City-Data.com
Townships in Jackson County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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