Willow Springs Township, Douglas County, Kansas

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official_name = Willow Springs 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 = 141.29
area_land_km2 = 140.52
area_water_km2 = 0.77
area_total_sq_mi = 54.55
area_land_sq_mi = 54.26
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3
area_water_percent = 0.54

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1409
population_density_km2 = 10
population_density_sq_mi = 26

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elevation_m = 335
elevation_ft = 1099
latd = 38
latm = 48
lats = 20
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longd = 095
longm = 18
longs = 01
longEW = W

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Willow Springs Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,409. It was named after a small watering stop along the Santa Fe Trail.

Geography

Willow Springs Township covers an area of 54.55 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bethel, Flory, Sutton and Worden.

The stream of Chicken Creek runs through this township.

Adjacent Townships

*Clinton Township, Douglas County (northwest)
*Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (northeast)
*Palmyra Township, Douglas County (east)
*Hayes Township, Franklin County (southeast)
*Centropolis Township, Franklin County (southwest)
*Marion Township, Douglas County (west)

Towns and Settlements

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

*Pleasant Grove
*Willow Springs
*Worden

Transportation

Major Highways

*U.S. Highway 56
*U.S. Highway 59

Airports

Willow Springs Township contains one airport or landing strip, Flory Airport.

Places of Interest

*The Old German Baptist Brethren Church built in 1885. It is only one of 5 in Kansas and 56 in the country.

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/Willow-Springs-Douglas-KS.html City-Data.com]