Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

Rural Township
Township
Buck Creek School east of Williamstown
Location in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 39°05′45″N 95°17′56″W / 39.09583°N 95.29889°WCoordinates: 39°05′45″N 95°17′56″W / 39.09583°N 95.29889°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	32.19 sq mi (83.37 km^2)
• Land	31.82 sq mi (82.42 km^2)
• Water	0.37 sq mi (0.95 km^2)  1.14%
Elevation	1,047 ft (319 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	804
• Density	25.3/sq mi (9.8/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0478497

Rural Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. It was formed in 1871, from the territory of Kentucky Township and Sarcoxie Township.^[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 804.

Geography

Rural Township covers an area of 32.19 square miles (83.37 square kilometers); of this, 0.37 square miles (0.95 square kilometers) or 1.14 percent is water. The streams of Buck Creek, East Stone House Creek, Stone Horse Creek and West Stone House Creek run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Buck Creek
• Williamstown

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Oskaloosa Township (north)
• Sarcoxie Township (east)
• Grant Township, Douglas County (southeast)
• Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (south)
• Lecompton Township, Douglas County (southwest)
• Kentucky Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Buster, Holliday and Underwood.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 24
• U.S. Route 24, 59
• U.S. Route 59

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. Cutler, William G. (1883). Cutler's History of The State of Kansas. Chicago, IL: A. T. Andreas.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com