Jefferson 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
Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Oskaloosa. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 18,368. The county was named after Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 1,240.
Geography
Jefferson Township covers an area of 58.25 square miles (150.87 square kilometers); of this, 0.14 square miles (0.36 square kilometers) or 0.24 percent is water. The stream of Indian Creek runs through this township.
Communities
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Winchester
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Boyle
Boyle may refer to:
Places United States
* Boyle, Kansas, an unincorporated community
* Boyle, Mississippi, a town
*Boyle County, Kentucky
*Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, a neighborhood
Elsewhere
* Boyle (crater), a lunar crater
* 11967 Boyle, ...
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Dunavant
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
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Alexandria Township, Leavenworth County (southeast)
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Union Township (south)
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Oskaloosa Township (southwest)
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Ozawkie Township (southwest)
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Delaware Township (west)
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Norton Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Hulls Grove, Spring Grove and Wise.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south U.S. highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. Highway System, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It par ...
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K-16
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K-192
References
External links
City-Data.com
Townships in Jefferson County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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