Augusta Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,405.
Augusta Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Butler County | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′40″N 096°59′21″W / 37.69444°N 96.98917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.53 sq mi (84.25 km2) |
| • Land | 32.31 sq mi (83.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) 0.68% |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,405 |
| • Density | 43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0474835 |
History edit
Augusta Township was organized in 1870. It was named Augusta in honor of a postmaster's wife.[1]
Geography edit
Augusta Township covers an area of 32.53 square miles (84.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Augusta. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Calvary. It also contains a cemetery called Augusta Township Cemetery (Kuster).
The streams of Elm Creek and Whitewater River run through this township.
Transportation edit
Augusta Township contains three airports or landing strips: Augusta Airport, Augusta Municipal Airport and Sills Air Park.
Further reading edit
Notes edit
- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 95.
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