Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison County, Kansas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Pleasant Township
Township
Location in Atchison County
Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°28′05″N 095°10′31″W / 39.46806°N 95.17528°W / 39.46806; -95.17528Coordinates: 39°28′05″N 095°10′31″W / 39.46806°N 95.17528°W / 39.46806; -95.17528
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total47.74 sq mi (123.64 km2)
 • Land47.71 sq mi (123.56 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.07%
Elevation
1,040 ft (317 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total864
 • Density18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473489

Mount Pleasant Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 864.[1]

History[]

Mount Pleasant Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.[2]

Geography[]

Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 47.7 square miles (123.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fairview and Round Mound.

The streams of Camp Creek, Crooked Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.

References[]

  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Pleasant township, Atchison County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Ingalls, Sheffield (1916). History of Atchison County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 64.

External links[]


This article about a location in Atchison County, Kansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""