Monroe Township
Township
Location in Anderson County
Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°18′10″N 095°12′11″W / 38.30278°N 95.20306°W / 38.30278; -95.20306
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAnderson
Area
 • Total28.6 sq mi (74.0 km2)
 • Land28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.46%
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total349
 • Density12/sq mi (4.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID0477653

Monroe Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 349.[1]

History

Monroe Township was established in 1857.[2][3]

Geography

Monroe Township covers an area of 28.6 square miles (74.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. The county seat of Garnett, administratively separate from the township, occupies an area along the western border with Jackson Township. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Garnett and Judy.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Monroe township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Johnson, William A. (1877). The History of Anderson County, Kansas, from Its First Settlement to the Fourth of July, 1876. Kauffman & Iler. pp. 255.
  3. ↑ "The Kansas Prairie, or, Eight Days on the Plains - Kansas Historical Society".


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