Netawaka Township, Jackson County, Kansas
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Netawaka Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 361.
History
Netawaka Township was formerly occupied by the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, until they were removed to a reservation in Brown County. It was bought by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1870 and opened for settlement.[1] Netawaka Township was formed in 1871.[2] Netawaka is a Native American name meaning "fair view".[3]
Geography
Netawaka Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles (93.48 square kilometers); of this, 0.05 square miles (0.12 square kilometers) or 0.13 percent is water. The streams of Mosquito Creek and Wolfley Creek run through this township.
Communities
Adjacent townships
- Powhattan Township, Brown County (north)
- Whiting Township (east)
- Straight Creek Township (southeast)
- Liberty Township (south)
- Jefferson Township (southwest)
- Wetmore Township, Nemaha County (west)
- Granada Township, Nemaha County (northwest)
Major highways
References
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