Towanda Township, Butler County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

37°46′55″N 096°59′21″W / 37.78194°N 96.98917°W / 37.78194; -96.98917CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyButlerArea

• Total36 sq mi (93.25 km²) • Land35.95 sq mi (93.12 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²) 0.14%Elevation

1,302 ft (397 m)Population

(2000)

• Total2,727 • Density75.9/sq mi (29.3/km²)GNIS feature ID0474577

Towanda Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,727.

History

Towanda Township was established in 1867.^[1] Towanda is an Osage-language name meaning "many waters".^[2]

Geography

Towanda Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Towanda. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Sutton.

The streams of Badger Creek, Spring Branch and West Branch Whitewater River run through this township.

Transportation

Towanda Township contains one airport or landing strip, Greer Miller Landing Strip.

References

^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 218.
^ "Profile for Towanda, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 5, 2014.