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Straight Creek Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 158.

Straight Creek Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°31′35″N 95°38′51″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	36.72 sq mi (95.11 km2)
• Land	36.61 sq mi (94.83 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  0.29%
Elevation	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	158
• Density	4.3/sq mi (1.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0473455

History

The territory of Straight Creek Township belonged to the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas prior to 1869.[1]

Geography

Straight Creek Township covers an area of 36.72 square miles (95.11 square kilometers); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.28 square kilometers) or 0.29 percent is water.

Adjacent townships

• Whiting Township (north)
• Grasshopper Township, Atchison County (northeast)
• Kapioma Township, Atchison County (east)
• Garfield Township (south)
• Franklin Township (southwest)
• Liberty Township (west)
• Netawaka Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Estes and Larkinburg.

References

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

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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