Walker Township, Anderson County, Kansas

Walker Township
Township

Location in Anderson County
Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 095°06′41″W / 38.36944°N 95.11139°W / 38.36944; -95.11139Coordinates: 38°22′10″N 095°06′41″W / 38.36944°N 95.11139°W / 38.36944; -95.11139
Country United States
State Kansas
County Anderson
Area
 • Total 45.3 sq mi (117.3 km2)
 • Land 44.9 sq mi (116.4 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.79%
Elevation 909 ft (277 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 668
 • Density 15/sq mi (5.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0477612

Walker Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 668.[1]

History

Walker Township was established in 1857. It was named for Robert J. Walker, fourth Territorial Governor of Kansas.[2]

Geography

Walker Township covers an area of 45.3 square miles (117.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Greeley. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Saint John and Sutton Valley.

The stream of South Fork Pottawatomie Creek runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Walker township, Anderson County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. 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. 245–246.


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