Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grasshopper Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location in Atchison County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Atchison
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area_total_km2 = 170.9
area_land_km2 = 170.01
area_water_km2 = 0.89
area_total_sq_mi = 65.98
area_land_sq_mi = 65.64
area_water_sq_mi = 0.34
area_water_percent = 0.52

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 588
population_density_km2 = 3.5
population_density_sq_mi = 9

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elevation_m = 328
elevation_ft = 1076
latd = 39
latm = 35
lats = 48
latNS = N
longd = 095
longm = 26
longs = 15
longEW = W

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Grasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 588.

Geography

Grasshopper Township covers an area of 65.98 square miles 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

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Grasshopper-Atchison-KS.html City-Data.com]