Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas

Diamond Creek Township
Township
Location within Chase County
Diamond Creek Township Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°26′05″N 096°41′21″W / 38.43472°N 96.68917°W / 38.43472; -96.68917Coordinates: 38°26′05″N 096°41′21″W / 38.43472°N 96.68917°W / 38.43472; -96.68917
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Chase
Area
• Total	144.4 sq mi (373.99 km2)
• Land	144.05 sq mi (373.09 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.24%
Elevation	1,339 ft (408 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	237
• Density	1.6/sq mi (0.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0477160

Diamond Creek Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 237.

Geography[]

Diamond Creek Township covers an area of 144.4 square miles (374 km²). The streams of Collett Creek, Diamond Creek, Gannon Creek, Middle Creek, Mulvane Creek, Pickett Creek, Schaffer Creek, School Creek, Stribby Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.

Communities[]

The township contains the following settlements:

• City of Elmdale.
• Unincorporated community of Hymer.
• Ghost town of Elk (east part of community).

Cemeteries[]

The township contains the following cemeteries:

• Boenitz.
• Diamond Creek.
• Elk, located at 38°24′51″N 96°47′5″W / 38.41417°N 96.78472°W / 38.41417; -96.78472.
• Elmdale.

Further reading[]

References[]

External links[]

• Chase County Website
• City-Data.com
• Chase County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT