Little Walnut Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,002.
Little Walnut Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Butler County | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′40″N 096°46′16″W / 37.69444°N 96.77111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.37 sq mi (94.19 km2) |
| • Land | 36.21 sq mi (93.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) 0.45% |
| Elevation | 1,355 ft (413 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,002 |
| • Density | 27.7/sq mi (10.7/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0474837 |
Little Walnut Township was organized in 1877.[1]
Geography
editLittle Walnut Township covers an area of 36.37 square miles (94.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Leon. The Leon town site was laid out and surveyed in November 1879. Its population as of 2010 was 704. According to the USGS, the Little Walnut Township contains two cemeteries: Leon and Quito.
The streams of North Branch Little Walnut River and South Branch Little Walnut River run through this township.
Further reading
editReferences
edit- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.
External links
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