Country United States County Atchison Elevation 312 m Local time Friday 10:56 AM | State Kansas GNIS feature ID 0473281 Area 137 km² Population 1,282 (2010) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,282.
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Map of Shannon, KS, USA
History
Shannon Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.
Geography
Shannon Township covers an area of 52.9 square miles (137.0 km2) around the north and west of the county seat of Atchison. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cummings, Mount Calvary, Mount Vernon, Myers and Taylor.
The streams of Deer Creek and Independence Creek run through this township.
References
Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA