Kingman Township, Kingman County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

37°31′00″N 98°24′31″W / 37.51667°N 98.40861°W / 37.51667; -98.40861CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyKingmanArea

• Total3.49 sq mi (9.03 km²) • Land3.47 sq mi (8.99 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²) 0.44%Elevation

1,749 ft (533 m)Population

(2000)

• Total3,387 • Density976.1/sq mi (376.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0470397

Kingman Township is a township in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the United States census in 2011, its population was 7,853.^[1]

Geography

Kingman Township covers an area of 3.49 square miles (9.03 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.04 square kilometers) or 0.44 percent is water. The stream of North Fork Chikaskia River runs through this township. Kingman country is primarily grassland covering red sand.^[2]

Cities and towns

Kingman (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

St. Leo

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Rural Township (north)
Union Township (northeast)
Peters Township (east)
Rochester Township (southwest)
Liberty Township (south)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Bross, Walnut Hill, and West Point.

Major highways

U.S. Route 54
K-14 (Kansas highway)

Airports and landing strips

Kingman Municipal Airport

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "Kingman County, Kansas". Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
^ "Kingman County, Kansas". kingman country courthouse. Retrieved September 21, 2012.