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Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 095°26′15″W / 39.59667°N 95.43750°W / 39.59667; -95.43750
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Grasshopper Township
Location in Atchison County
Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 095°26′15″W / 39.59667°N 95.43750°W / 39.59667; -95.43750
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total
66.0 sq mi (170.9 km2)
 • Land65.7 sq mi (170.2 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.41%
Elevation
1,076 ft (328 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
567
 • Density9/sq mi (3.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473240

Grasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567.[1]

History

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

Geography

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Grasshopper Township covers an area of 66.0 square miles (170.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Muscotah. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Brush Creek, Forest Grove and Wheatland.

The streams of Brush Creek, Clear Creek, Little Delaware River, Little Grasshopper Creek, Mission Creek, Otter Creek and South Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grasshopper 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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