Murdock 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
Butler County, Kansas
Butler County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas and is the largest county in the state by total area. Its county seat is El Dorado and its most populous city is Andover. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 67,380. The ...
, United States.
As of the
2000 census, its population was 378.
History
Murdock Township was named for Thomas Benton Murdock,
[Mooney, Vol. P. ]
History of Butler County, Kansas
''. Lawrence
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: Standard, 1916. a native of Virginia who settled in Butler County.
[ History of Butler County, pp. 480-484.]
Anthony G. Davis is reported to be the first settler in Murdock Township, arriving in 1857.
Murdock Township was organized in March 1873 and voting occurred in April 1873.
Geography
Murdock Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the
USGS
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, it contains two cemeteries: Shafer and Union.
The streams of Fourmile Creek, Prairie Creek, Whitewater Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.
References
Further reading
External links
Butler County website
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Townships in Butler County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas