Mission Township, Brown County, Kansas

Mission Township
—  Township  —
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°42′46″N 095°33′06″W / 39.71278°N 95.55167°W / 39.71278; -95.55167Coordinates: 39°42′46″N 095°33′06″W / 39.71278°N 95.55167°W / 39.71278; -95.55167
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Brown
Area
– Total	85.08 sq mi (220.36 km2)
– Land	84.46 sq mi (218.75 km2)
– Water	0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)  0.73%
Elevation	1,115 ft (340 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	645
– Density	7.6/sq mi (2.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0472980

Mission Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 645.

Geography

Mission Township covers an area of 85.08 square miles (220.4 km²). It contains one incorporated settlement, Willis, and surrounds another, the governmentally independent city of Horton. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Carr, Claytonville, Kennekuk and Saint Peters.

The stream of Hazel Creek runs through this township.

Transportation

Mission Township contains one airport or landing strip, Horton Municipal Airport.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com