Wolf River Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 439.
Wolf River Township | |
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![]() Location in Doniphan County | |
Coordinates: 39°47′35″N 095°12′31″W / 39.79306°N 95.20861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Doniphan |
Area | |
• Total | 55.97 sq mi (144.96 km2) |
• Land | 55.96 sq mi (144.93 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.03% |
Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 439 |
• Density | 7.8/sq mi (3/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0473003 |
History
editWolf River Township was organized in 1855.[1]
Geography
editWolf River Township covers an area of 55.97 square miles (145.0 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Leona and Severance. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Bitner, Burl, Oak Hill and Wolf River.
The streams of Charlie Creek, Cold Ryan Branch, Halling Creek, Kenney Creek, Nelson Creek, Rittenhouse Branch, Springs Branch and Squaw Creek run through this township.
Transportation
editWolf River Township contains one airport or landing strip, Rush Airport.
References
edit- ^ Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. pp. 40.
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