Grant Township, Douglas County, Kansas

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official_name = Grant 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 = Douglas
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area_total_km2 = 42.88
area_land_km2 = 42.57
area_water_km2 = 0.32
area_total_sq_mi = 16.56
area_land_sq_mi = 16.44
area_water_sq_mi = 0.12
area_water_percent = 0.75

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 442
population_density_km2 = 10.4
population_density_sq_mi = 26.9

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elevation_m = 253
elevation_ft = 830
latd = 39
latm = 01
lats = 20
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longd = 095
longm = 14
longs = 01
longEW = W

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Grant Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 442.

History

Grant Township was annexed from the extreme southern portion of Sarcoxie Township in Jefferson County in 1872. The largest town was called Jefferson until it was renamed North Lawrence in 1870.

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 16.56 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Maple Grove.

Adjacent Townships

*Rural Township, Jefferson County (northwest)
*Sarcoxie Township, Jefferson County (north)
*Reno Township, Leavenworth County (east)
*Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (south)

Towns and Settlements

Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.

*Midland

Transportation

Major Highways

*I-70, part of the Kansas Turnpike
*U.S. Highway 24
*U.S. Highway 40
*U.S. Highway 59
*K-32

Places of Interest

*Located near Lyon Street and North 9th Street, just outside of North Lawrence was the community of Bismarck Grove which held fairs and chautauquas between 1878 and 1900.
*Riverfront Park is a park maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers that follows the Kansas River levee from Leavenworth County to Jefferson County

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

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