Rochester Township, Kingman County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Rochester Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kingman
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area_total_km2 = 93.95
area_land_km2 = 93.87
area_water_km2 = 0.09
area_total_sq_mi = 36.28
area_land_sq_mi = 36.24
area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
area_water_percent = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 210
population_density_km2 = 2.2
population_density_sq_mi = 5.8

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elevation_m = 504
elevation_ft = 1654
latd = 37
latm = 25
lats = 45
latNS = N
longd = 98
longm = 18
longs = 01
longEW = W

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Rochester Township is a township in Kingman County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 210 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US2009560375&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Rochester Township covers an area of 36.28 square miles (93.95 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.09 square kilometers) or 0.1 percent is water. The streams of Goose Creek and Kemp Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Zenda

Adjacent townships

* Peters Township (north)
* Belmont Township (northeast)
* Chikaskia Township (east)
* Township No. 1 Township, Harper County (south)
* Ridge Township, Barber County (southwest)
* Liberty Township (west)
* Kingman Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Nichols, Pleasant Hill and Saint Johns.

Major highways

* K-42 (Kansas highway)

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Rochester-Kingman-KS.html City-Data.com]