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Chelsea Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 190.

Chelsea Township
Township
Location in Butler County
Coordinates: 37°55′10″N 096°39′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyButler
Area
 • Total107.21 sq mi (277.68 km2)
 • Land100.62 sq mi (260.6 km2)
 • Water6.59 sq mi (17.08 km2)  6.15%
Elevation
1,434 ft (437 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total190
 • Density1.9/sq mi (0.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID0474400

History


Chelsea Township was organized in 1876.[1] The township was named by a settler from Boston after Chelsea, Massachusetts.[2] Some sources give it as the birthplace of painter Gladys Nelson Smith.[3]


Geography


Chelsea Township covers an area of 107.21 square miles (277.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Chelsea.

The streams of Cole Creek, Durechen Creek and Gilmore Branch run through this township.


Further reading


See also: List of books about Butler County, Kansas

References


  1. Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.
  2. Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 104.
  3. Virgil E. McMahan (1995). The Artists of Washington, D.C., 1796–1996. Artists of Washington. ISBN 978-0-9649101-0-2.



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