Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas

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Shannon Township
Township
Location in Atchison County
Location in Atchison County
Coordinates: 39°35′28″N 095°10′06″W / 39.59111°N 95.16833°W / 39.59111; -95.16833Coordinates: 39°35′28″N 095°10′06″W / 39.59111°N 95.16833°W / 39.59111; -95.16833
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total52.9 sq mi (137.0 km2)
 • Land52.4 sq mi (135.7 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  0.97%
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,282
 • Density25/sq mi (9.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473281

Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,282.[1]

History[]

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

Geography[]

Shannon Township covers an area of 52.9 square miles (137.0 km2) around the north and west of the county seat of Atchison. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cummings, Mount Calvary, Mount Vernon, Myers and Taylor.

The streams of Deer Creek and Independence Creek run through this township.

References[]

  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shannon 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.

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