Powhattan Township, Brown County, Kansas

Powhattan Township
Township

Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°42′48″N 095°41′11″W / 39.71333°N 95.68639°W / 39.71333; -95.68639Coordinates: 39°42′48″N 095°41′11″W / 39.71333°N 95.68639°W / 39.71333; -95.68639
Country United States
State Kansas
County Brown
Area
  Total 89.82 sq mi (232.63 km2)
  Land 89.76 sq mi (232.49 km2)
  Water 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)  0.06%
Elevation 1,096 ft (334 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 874
  Density 9.7/sq mi (3.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0472964

Powhattan Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 874.

Geography

Powhattan Township covers an area of 89.82 square miles (232.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Powhattan. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Powhattan and Powhattan.

The streams of Plum Creek, Pony Creek, Roys Creek and Squaw Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Powhattan Township contains one airport or landing strip, Croxton Airport.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/11/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.