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Grant Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°36′03″N 097°54′01″W / 39.60083°N 97.90028°W / 39.60083; -97.90028
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Grant Township
Location in Cloud County
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°36′03″N 097°54′01″W / 39.60083°N 97.90028°W / 39.60083; -97.90028
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Area
 • Total36.01 sq mi (93.27 km2)
 • Land35.38 sq mi (91.64 km2)
 • Water0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)  1.75%
Elevation
1,460 ft (445 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total479
 • Density13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473072

Grant Township is an agricultural township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 479.

History

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Grant Township was organized in 1872. It was named for President Ulysses S. Grant.[1]

Geography

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Grant Township covers an area of 36.01 square miles (93.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Jamestown.[citation needed] According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Jamestown and Saint Marys.[citation needed]

The streams of Cheyenne Creek, Little Cheyenne Creek, Marsh Creek and Skunk Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 72.
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