Reeder Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 452.[1]
Reeder Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Anderson County | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′30″N 095°26′01″W / 38.32500°N 95.43361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Anderson |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.5 sq mi (187.8 km2) |
| • Land | 72.0 sq mi (186.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) 0.66% |
| Elevation | 988 ft (301 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 452 |
| • Density | 6/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0477581 |
History
editReeder Township was established in 1857. It was named for Andrew Horatio Reeder, first Territorial Governor of Kansas.[2]
Geography
editReeder Township covers an area of 72.5 square miles (187.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Harris. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Baird, Bethel, Central City and Patton.
The streams of Elm Creek, Kenoma Creek, Rocky Run and Thomas Creek run through this township.
Transportation
editReeder Township contains two airports or landing strips: Graham Farms Airport and Graham Farms Auxiliary Airport.
References
edit- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Reeder township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp. 263–264.
External links
edit
 | This article about a location in Anderson County, Kansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |