Kiowa Rural Township, Kiowa County, Kansas

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official_name = Kiowa Rural 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 = Kiowa
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area_total_km2 = 1871.0
area_land_km2 = 1870.5
area_water_km2 = 0.5
area_total_sq_mi = 722.39
area_land_sq_mi = 722.19
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2
area_water_percent = 0.03

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3278
population_density_km2 = 1.752
population_density_sq_mi = 4.538

timezone = Central (CST)
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elevation_m = 665
elevation_ft = 2182
latd = 37 |latm = 25 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 99 |longm = 29 |longs = 33 |longEW = W

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area_code = 620
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Kiowa Rural Township is the sole township in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3,278 at the 2000 census, out of whom 2,346 lived in one of the township's three cities and 813 lived in unincorporated areas of the township. [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_20.csv | title = Subcounty population estimates: Kansas 2000-2006| format = CSV | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2007-06-28 | accessdate = 2008-05-28] Kiowa Rural Township's boundaries are identical to those of Kiowa County: there are no other townships in the county, and none of the county's cities are governmentally independent. [ [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/ks_cosub.pdf Detailed Kansas map] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed 2008-06-24.]

History

Kiowa Rural Township was once named simply "Kiowa Township." It has not always been the only township in the county: until 1980-01-01, when all existing townships in the county were dissolved, [ [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricCountyTWP/kiowaCoTWP.pdf General Highway Map of Kiowa County, Kansas] , Kansas Department of Transportation, 1977, with 1981-07-06 update. Accessed 2008-07-07.] there was also Martin Township, located near Mullinville in the western part of the county, [gnis|473900|Martin Township] and Wellsford Township (previously Dowell Township), located near Haviland in the eastern part of the county. [gnis|473908|Wellsford Township] Even these three townships were significantly expanded from past years; in 1940, Kiowa County was composed of fifteen townships: Brenham, Butler, Center, Garfield, Glick, Highland, Kiowa, Lincoln, Martin, Reeder, Union, Ursula, Valley, Wellsford, and Westland. [ [http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.php?county=KW Kansas Counties: Kiowa County, Kansas] , Kansas State Historical Society, 2008. Accessed 2008-06-24.] Although it includes the territories of those former townships, Kiowa Rural Township itself is not important to local government, having become inactive.

Geography

Because Kiowa Rural Township is coterminous with the county, its statistics are similar to the county's. It covers an area of 722.39 square miles (1871.0 square kilometers); [ [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/20097.htm Kiowa County Quickfacts] , United States Census Bureau, 2008-01-02. Accessed 2008-06-24.] of this, 0.2 square miles (0.5 square kilometers) or 0.03%, is water. [ [http://www.city-data.com/county/Kiowa_County-KS.html Kiowa Rural township, Kiowa County, Kansas (KS)] , City-Data.com, 2007. Accessed 2008-06-24.]

Six cemeteries are located in the township: Belvidere, [gnis|470714|Belvidere Cemetery] Boles, [gnis|474265|Boles Cemetery] Fairview, [gnis|474262|Fairview Cemetery] Haviland, [gnis|473914|Haviland Cemetery] Hillcrest, [gnis|474254|Hillcrest Cemetery] and McKinley. [gnis|473903|McKinley Cemetery]

Communities

Seven populated places are located in Kiowa Rural Township:
*Belvidere
*Brenham
*Greensburg
*Haviland
*Joy
*Mullinville
*Wellsford

Adjacent townships

*South Brown Township, Edwards County — northern border, west
*Franklin Township, Edwards County — northern border, central
*Lincoln Township, Edwards County — northern border, east
*Township Number 8, Pratt County — northeastern corner
*Township Number 9, Pratt County — eastern border, north
*Township Number 10, Pratt County — eastern border, central
*Turkey Creek Township, Barber County — eastern border, south
*Powell Township, Comanche County — southern border, east
*Coldwater Township, Comanche County — southern border, central
*Protection Township, Comanche County — southern border, west
*Lexington Township, Clark County — southwestern corner
*Liberty Township, Clark County — western border, south
*Bucklin Township, Ford County — western border, central and north
*Wheatland Township, Ford County — northwestern corner

Transportation

Major highways in Kiowa Rural Township include U.S. Routes 54, 183, and 400. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 40.] As well, two airports are located in the township: Gail Ballard Municipal Airport [gnis|481387|Gail Ballard Municipal Airport] and Paul Windle Municipal Field. [gnis|474260|Paul Windle Municipal Field]

References

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Kiowa-Rural-Kiowa-KS.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]