Kentucky Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

Kentucky Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 39°06′30″N 95°25′06″W / 39.10833°N 95.41833°WCoordinates: 39°06′30″N 95°25′06″W / 39.10833°N 95.41833°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	41.56 sq mi (107.63 km^2)
• Land	36.08 sq mi (93.45 km^2)
• Water	5.48 sq mi (14.18 km^2)  13.17%
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,576
• Density	43.7/sq mi (16.9/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0478495

Kentucky Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,576.

Geography

Kentucky Township covers an area of 41.56 square miles (107.63 square kilometers); of this, 5.48 square miles (14.18 square kilometers) or 13.17 percent is water. The streams of Delaware River, Little Wild Horse Creek and Slough Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Perry

Unincorporated towns

• Medina
• Newman
• Thompsonville

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Fairview Township (north)
• Oskaloosa Township (northeast)
• Rural Township (east)
• Lecompton Township, Douglas County (south)
• Kaw Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Mount Calvary, Newman and Perry.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 24

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com