Walnut Township, Brown County, Kansas

Walnut Township
Township
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°50′38″N 095°41′16″W / 39.84389°N 95.68778°WCoordinates: 39°50′38″N 095°41′16″W / 39.84389°N 95.68778°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Brown
Area
• Total	62.49 sq mi (161.86 km^2)
• Land	62.21 sq mi (161.12 km^2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.74 km^2)  0.46%
Elevation	1,109 ft (338 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	665
• Density	10.7/sq mi (4.1/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0472753

Walnut Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 665.

Walnut Township was formed in 1872.^[1]

Geography

Walnut Township covers an area of 62.49 square miles (161.8 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairview. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Congregational, Fairview, Isley, Lambertson, Saint Paul and Shelton.

The streams of Mulberry Creek, Noharts Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.

References

1. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 710.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com