Kanwaka Township is a

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Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lawrence. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 118,785, making it the fifth-most populous county in Kansas. The county ...

, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,317.

History

The name is a

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of the Kansas River and Wakarusa River.

Geography

Kanwaka Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. The streams of Coon Creek, Deer Creek and Dry Creek run through this township. The township contains two cemeteries, Mound and Stull.

Adjacent Townships

* Lecompton Township, Douglas County (north) * Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (east) * Clinton Township, Douglas County (south) * Monmouth Township, Shawnee County (southwest) * Tecumseh Township, Shawnee County (northwest)

Transportation

Major highways

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, as part of the

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. * U.S. Highway 40 * K-10

Communities

Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county. * Kanwaka, located at * Stull, located at

Points of interest

* Kanwaka Hall, located along U.S. Highway 40, the building was constructed in 1889 as the Kanwaka Congregational Church. * Barber School, a one-room schoolhouse now on federal property near Clinton Lake.

References

External links

City-Data.com
Townships in Douglas County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{DouglasCountyKS-geo-stub