Elsmore Township is one of twelve
townships
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
Allen County, Kansas
Allen County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Iola. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,526. The county was named for William Allen, a U.S. Senato ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 414.
Geography
Elsmore Township covers an area of and contains two incorporated settlements:
Elsmore and
Savonburg. According to the
USGS
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an government agency, agency of the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geograp ...
, it contains four cemeteries: Elsmore, Friends Home, Harmony and Old Elsmore.
The streams of Jackie Branch Marmaton River, Little Creek and Mud Creek run through this township.
References
Further reading
External links
City-Data.com
Townships in Allen County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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