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Township 10 is a township in Rooks County, Kansas, United States. Zurich is the largest population center in Township 10.

Township 10
Township
Location in Rooks County
Coordinates: 39°13′12″N 99°26′16″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rooks
Township 10	1971
Elevation	2,201 ft (671 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	176
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	472372[1]

History

Rooks County was established with four townships: Bow Creek, Lowell, Paradise and Stockton. That number increased to seven by 1878[2] and twenty three in 1925. The twenty three townships were in place until 1971 when the number was reduced to the current twelve townships.[3]

Township 10 was formed from Rooks County townships Logan and Walton[4] in 1971 pursuant to Kansas Statute 80-1110.[5] 80-1110 allowed for the disorganization of townships and assigning those territories to contiguous townships.[6]

Sand Creek originates in Township 10, then flows southeast into the Saline River in Ellis County.

Logan Township

Logan Township was established in 1880 from part of Plainville Township.[7]

Walton Township

Walton Township was created from part of Plainville Township around 1880. The township, named for settler Tom Walton, was a double township until Fairview Township was created in 1925.[8][9]

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