Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

Rock Creek Township
Township
Location in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 39°13′N 95°33′W / 39.217°N 95.550°W / 39.217; -95.550Coordinates: 39°13′N 95°33′W / 39.217°N 95.550°W / 39.217; -95.550
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	54.68 sq mi (141.62 km2)
• Land	54.18 sq mi (140.31 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  0.92%
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,718
• Density	50.2/sq mi (19.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0478329

Rock Creek Township is a township (T9&10S R16E) in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,718.

Geography[]

Rock Creek Township covers an area of 54.68 square miles (141.62 square kilometers); of this, 0.5 square miles (1.3 square kilometers) or 0.92 percent is water. The streams of Claywell Creek, Rock Creek and Tick Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns[]

• Meriden

Unincorporated towns[]

• Rock Creek

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships[]

• Delaware Township (northeast)
• Fairview Township (east)
• Ozawkie Township (east)
• Kaw Township (south)
• Soldier Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
• Douglas Township, Jackson County (west)

Major highways[]

• K-4
• K-92

References[]

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links[]

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com