El Dorado Township, Butler County, Kansas
El Dorado Township Butler County, Kansas | |
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Location within Butler County | |
El Dorado Township Location within Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′00″N 096°51′36″W / 37.80000°N 96.86000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.74 sq mi (141.78 km2) |
| • Land | 53.94 sq mi (139.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.07 km2) 1.46% |
| Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,700 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-20100 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 474388 [1] |
| Website | County website |
El Dorado Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,700.
History
El Dorado Township was organized in 1867.[2]
Geography
El Dorado Township covers an area of 54.74 square miles (141.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, El Dorado (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Belle Vista, Sunset Lawns and Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
The streams of Constant Creek, Sutton Creek and West Branch Walnut River run through this township.
Transportation
El Dorado Township contains one airport or landing strip, El Dorado Municipal Airport.
References
- ^ a b c d e "El Dorado Township, Butler County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.