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Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jefferson

Elevation
  
319 m

Local time
  
Friday 6:22 PM

State
  
Kansas

GNIS feature ID
  
0478497

Area
  
83.37 km²

Population
  
804 (2000)

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Weather
  
19°C, Wind E at 21 km/h, 75% Humidity

Rural Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. It was formed in 1871, from the territory of Kentucky Township and Sarcoxie Township. As of the 2000 census, its population was 804.

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Map of Rural, KS, USA

Geography

Rural Township covers an area of 32.19 square miles (83.37 square kilometers); of this, 0.37 square miles (0.95 square kilometers) or 1.14 percent is water. The streams of Buck Creek, East Stone House Creek, Stone Horse Creek and West Stone House Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Buck Creek
  • Williamstown
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Oskaloosa Township (north)
  • Sarcoxie Township (east)
  • Grant Township, Douglas County (southeast)
  • Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (south)
  • Lecompton Township, Douglas County (southwest)
  • Kentucky Township (west)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains three cemeteries: Buster, Holliday and Underwood.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 24
  • U.S. Route 24, 59
  • U.S. Route 59
  • References

    Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas Wikipedia