Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

37°50′04″N 094°41′06″W / 37.83444°N 94.68500°W / 37.83444; -94.68500CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyBourbonArea

• Total69.95 sq mi (181.18 km²) • Land69.3 sq mi (179.48 km²) • Water0.66 sq mi (1.7 km²) 0.94%Elevation

925 ft (282 m)Population

(2000)

• Total2,326 • Density33.6/sq mi (13/km²)GNIS feature ID0474564

Scott Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,326.

Geography

Scott Township covers an area of 69.95 square miles (181.2 km²) surrounding the incorporated city of Fort Scott. According to the USGS, it contains seven cemeteries: Clarksburg, Evergreen, Lath Branch, Mayberry, Oak Grove, Saint Marys and Union Center.

The streams of Hickory Creek, Lath Branch, Rock Creek and Wolverine Creek run through this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

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

Municipalities and communities of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Fort Scott

Cities

Bronson
Fort Scott
Fulton
Mapleton
Redfield
Uniontown

Unincorporated
communities

Townships

Footnotes

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.