Ionia 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
Jewell County, Kansas
Jewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Mankato. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,932. The county was named for Lewis Jewell, a lieutenant colonel of the ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 100.
Geography
Ionia Township covers an area of 39.52 square miles (102.35 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers), or 0.11 percent, is water. The streams of Elm Creek and Gimlet Creek run through the township.
Communities
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Ionia
Ionia ( ) was an ancient region encompassing the central part of the western coast of Anatolia. It consisted of the northernmost territories of the Ionian League of Greek settlements. Never a unified state, it was named after the Ionians who ...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Limestone Township (north)
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Center Township (northeast)
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Calvin Township (east)
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Browns Creek Township (southeast)
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Athens Township (south)
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Erving Township (southwest)
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Odessa Township (west)
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Esbon Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Ionia.
Major highways
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K-128
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Townships in Jewell County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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