Lawrence Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Lawrence Township
Township

Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 097°32′31″W / 39.63750°N 97.54194°W / 39.63750; -97.54194Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 097°32′31″W / 39.63750°N 97.54194°W / 39.63750; -97.54194
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
 • Total 36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
 • Land 36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
 • Water 0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)  1.22%
Elevation 1,371 ft (418 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 146
 • Density 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473089

Lawrence Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 146.

History

Lawrence Township was organized in 1872. It was named for L. D. Lawrence, a pioneer settler.[1]

Geography

Lawrence Township covers an area of 36.46 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Hollis and Walnut Grove.

The streams of Little Upton Creek, Oak Creek, Plum Creek, Salt Creek, Upton Creek and West Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 73.


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