Mission 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
Brown County, Kansas
Brown County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,508. The county was named after Albert G. Brown ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 645.
History
Mission Township was formed in 1872.
Geography
Mission Township covers an area of . It contains one incorporated settlement,
Willis
Willis may refer to:
Places
United States
* Willis, Florida, an unincorporated community
* Willis, Kansas, a city
* Willis, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Willis, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
* Willis, Oklahoma, an unincorporat ...
, and surrounds another, the governmentally independent city of
Horton Horton may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Horton Glacier, Adelaide Island, Antarctica
* Horton Ledge, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Australia
* Horton, Queensland, a town and locality in the Bundaberg Region
* Horton River (Australia), ...
. 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: Carr, Claytonville, Kennekuk and Saint Peters.
The stream of Hazel Creek runs through this township.
Transportation
Mission Township contains one airport or landing strip, Horton Municipal Airport.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
Townships in Brown County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
1872 establishments in Kansas
Populated places established in 1872
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