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Walnut Township, Brown County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°50′38″N 095°41′16″W / 39.84389°N 95.68778°W / 39.84389; -95.68778
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Walnut Township
Location in Brown County
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°50′38″N 095°41′16″W / 39.84389°N 95.68778°W / 39.84389; -95.68778
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBrown
Area
 • Total
62.49 sq mi (161.86 km2)
 • Land62.21 sq mi (161.12 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.74 km2)  0.46%
Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
665
 • Density10.7/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID0472753

Walnut Township is a township in Brown County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 665.

Walnut Township was formed in 1872.[1]

Geography

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Walnut Township covers an area of 62.49 square miles (161.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairview. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Congregational, Fairview, Isley, Lambertson, Saint Paul and Shelton.

The streams of Mulberry Creek, Noharts Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.

References

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  1. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 710.
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