Marmaton Township, Bourbon County, Kansas

Marmaton Township
Township
Location in Bourbon County
Coordinates: 37°48′45″N 094°49′21″W / 37.81250°N 94.82250°WCoordinates: 37°48′45″N 094°49′21″W / 37.81250°N 94.82250°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Bourbon
Area
• Total	56.11 sq mi (145.34 km^2)
• Land	56.04 sq mi (145.14 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.14%
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	815
• Density	14.5/sq mi (5.6/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0474758

Marmaton Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 815.

History

Marmaton is a corruption of Marmiton, a French name given by fur traders meaning "scullion".^[1]

Geography

Marmaton Township covers an area of 56.11 square miles (145.3 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Redfield. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Marmaton and Woods.

The streams of Bunion Creek, Cedar Creek, Chambers Branch, Elm Creek, Paint Creek, Pawnee Creek and Robinson Branch run through this township.

Transportation

Marmaton Township contains one airport or landing strip, Fort Scott Municipal Airport.

Further reading

References

1. Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 98.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• City-Data.com
• Bourbon County Maps: Current, Historic Collection