Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas

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official_name = Kanwaka Township
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Kanwaka Hall, once the Congregational Church


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map_caption = Location in Douglas County


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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 = 121.71
area_land_km2 = 113.57
area_water_km2 = 8.14
area_total_sq_mi = 46.99
area_land_sq_mi = 43.85
area_water_sq_mi = 3.14
area_water_percent = 6.69

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1317
population_density_km2 = 11.6
population_density_sq_mi = 30

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elevation_m = 314
elevation_ft = 1030
latd = 38
latm = 58
lats = 00
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longd = 095
longm = 24
longs = 31
longEW = W

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Kanwaka Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,317. The name is a portmanteau of the Kansas River and Wakarusa River.

Geography

Kanwaka Township covers an area of 46.99 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Coon Creek, Deer Creek and Dry Creek run through this township.

According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Mound.

Adjacent Townships

*Lecompton Township, Douglas County (north)
*Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (east)
*Clinton Township, Douglas County (south)
*Monmouth Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
*Tecumseh Township, Shawnee County (northwest)

Transportation

Major Highways

*I-70, as part of the Kansas Turnpike.
*U.S. Highway 40
*K-10

Towns and Settlements

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

*Kanwaka
*Stull

Points of Interest

*Kanwaka Hall, located along U.S. Highway 40, the building was constructed in 1889 as the Kanwaka Congregational Church.
*Barber School, a one-room schoolhouse now on federal property near Clinton Lake.

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/Kanwaka-Douglas-KS.html City-Data.com]