Shannon Township
Township
Location in Atchison County
Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°35′28″N 095°10′06″W / 39.59111°N 95.16833°W / 39.59111; -95.16833
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total52.9 sq mi (137.0 km2)
 • Land52.4 sq mi (135.7 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  0.97%
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,282
 • Density25/sq mi (9.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473281

Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,282.[1]

History

Shannon Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.[2]

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

  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shannon township, Atchison County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 64.

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Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Kansas, United States
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