Peabody 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
Marion County, Kansas
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Marion and its most populous city is Hillsboro. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 11,823. The county was named in honor of Francis Marion, a b ...
, United States.
As of the
2010 census, the township population was 1,382, including most of the city of
Peabody.
Geography
Peabody Township covers an area of .
Cities and towns
The township contains the following settlements:
* City of
Peabody (south of 9th Street). A small north part of Peabody is located in
Catlin Township.
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries:
* No cemeteries. The Prairie Lawn Cemetery for the city of Peabody is located in
Catlin Township.
Transportation
Two railroads,
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. It has three Transcontinental railroad, transcontine ...
and
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad is a Railroad classes, Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad in the United Stat ...
, pass through the township. The BNSF Railway runs northeast to southwest through the township. The Oklahoma Kansas Texas (OKT) line of the
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad is a Railroad classes, Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad in the United Stat ...
runs north to south through the township.
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
passes along the northern township edge, and follows roughly parallel to the BNSF Railway.
Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.
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References
Further reading
External links
Marion County website
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Townships in Marion County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas