Rock Creek Township, Butler County, Kansas
Rock Creek Township Butler County, Kansas | |
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Location within Butler County | |
Rock Creek Township Location within Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′30″N 096°54′11″W / 37.52500°N 96.90306°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.12 sq mi (93.56 km2) |
| • Land | 36.12 sq mi (93.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,322 ft (403 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 299 |
| • Density | 8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-60475 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 470022 [1] |
| Website | County website |
Rock Creek Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 299.
History
Rock Creek Township was created in 1872.[2]
Geography
Rock Creek Township covers an area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, McCabe.
The streams of Chigger Creek and Swisher Branch run through this township.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rock Creek 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. pp. 210.