Grant Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°36′03″N 097°54′01″W / 39.60083°N 97.90028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Cloud |
Area | |
• Total | 36.01 sq mi (93.27 km2) |
• Land | 35.38 sq mi (91.64 km2) |
• Water | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) 1.75% |
Elevation | 1,460 ft (445 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 479 |
• Density | 13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0473072 |
Grant Township is an agricultural township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 479.
Grant Township was organized in 1872. It was named for President Ulysses S. Grant.[1]
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.