Matfield Township, Chase County, Kansas

Matfield Township
Township
Location within Chase County
Matfield Township Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°08′40″N 096°29′36″W / 38.14444°N 96.49333°W / 38.14444; -96.49333Coordinates: 38°08′40″N 096°29′36″W / 38.14444°N 96.49333°W / 38.14444; -96.49333
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Chase
Area
• Total	122.42 sq mi (317.08 km²)
• Land	122.07 sq mi (316.16 km²)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.92 km²) 0.29%
Elevation	1,424 ft (434 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	155
• Density	1.3/sq mi (0.5/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0477823

Matfield Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 155.

Geography

Matfield Township covers an area of 122.42 square miles (317.1 km²). The streams of Bull Creek, Camp Creek, Corn Creek, Crocker Creek, Jack Creek, Little Cedar Creek, Mercer Creek, Shaw Creek, Steak Bake Creek and Thurman Creek run through this township.

Communities

The township contains the following settlements:

City of Matfield Green.
Ghost town of Thurman.

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

High Prairie.
Matfield Green.

References

External links

Chase County Website
City-Data.com
Chase County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Municipalities and communities of Chase County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Cottonwood Falls

Cities	Cedar Point Cottonwood Falls Elmdale Matfield Green Strong City

Unincorporated communities	Bazaar Clements Ellinor Hymer Saffordville Toledo Wonsevu

Ghost towns	Elk‡ Homestead Thurman

Townships	Bazaar Cedar Cottonwood Diamond Creek Falls Homestead Matfield Strong Toledo

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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