Whiting Township, Jackson County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Whiting 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 = Jackson
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area_total_km2 = 93.23
area_land_km2 = 93.13
area_water_km2 = 0.11
area_total_sq_mi = 36
area_land_sq_mi = 35.96
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
area_water_percent = 0.12

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 362
population_density_km2 = 3.9
population_density_sq_mi = 10.1

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elevation_m = 311
elevation_ft = 1020
latd = 39
latm = 36
lats = 10
latNS = N
longd = 95
longm = 35
longs = 51
longEW = W

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Whiting Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 362.

Geography

Whiting Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.23 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The stream of Muddy Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

* Whiting

Adjacent townships

* Horton Township, Brown County (northeast)
* Mission Township, Brown County (northeast)
* Grasshopper Township, Atchison County (east)
* Straight Creek Township (south)
* Netawaka Township (west)
* Powhattan Township, Brown County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Spring Hill.

Major highways

* K-9

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

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