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Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Douglas

Elevation
  
314 m

Local time
  
Thursday 8:09 PM

State
  
Kansas

GNIS feature ID
  
0479103

Area
  
121.7 km²

Population
  
1,317 (2000)

Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 23 km/h, 39% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Kanwaka, KS, USA

Geography

Kanwaka Township covers an area of 46.99 square miles (121.7 km2) 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)

    • 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, located at 38°58′19″N 95°22′16″W
  • Stull, located at 38°58′16″N 95°27′22″W

    • 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

    Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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