Empire Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Empire Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location in Ellsworth County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ellsworth
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area_total_km2 = 185.98
area_land_km2 = 171.49
area_water_km2 = 14.49
area_total_sq_mi = 71.81
area_land_sq_mi = 66.21
area_water_sq_mi = 5.59
area_water_percent = 7.79

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 174
population_density_km2 = 1
population_density_sq_mi = 2.6

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elevation_m = 459
elevation_ft = 1506
latd = 38
latm = 39
lats = 12
latNS = N
longd = 098
longm = 02
longs = 09
longEW = W

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Empire Township is a township in Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 174.

Geography

Empire Township covers an area of 71.81 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Buckeye and Scates.

The streams of Alum Creek, Bluff Creek, Clear Creek, Sand Creek, Skunk Creek and Thompson Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Empire Township contains one airport or landing strip, Kanopolis State Park Airport.

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/Empire-Ellsworth-KS.html City-Data.com]