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Township 5 is a township in Rooks County, Kansas, United States.

Township 5
Township
Location in Rooks County
Coordinates: 39°29′44″N 99°30′32″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rooks
Township 5	1971
Elevation	2,113 ft (644 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	59
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	472125[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 5 was formed from Rooks County townships Alcona, Bow Creek and Sugar Loaf[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]

Bow Creek flows through Township 5, then on to Kirwin Reservoir in Phillips County.

Alcona Township

Alcona Township was established in 1879 from part of Stockton Township.[7]

Bow Creek Township

Bow Creek was one of the original four Rooks County civil townships along with Lowell, Paradise and Stockton. The original Bow Creek Township was 6 miles north-to-south (1 survey township). The east border was with Lowell Township, 9 miles (1-1/2 survey townships) from the Osborne County line. The west border was the Graham County line making Bow Creek 21 miles (3-1/2 survey townships) wide. Farmington, Sugar Loaf and the west half of Lanark townships were originally part of Bow Creek Township.[2]

Bow Creek Township was named for Bow Creek that flowed through the township.[8]

Sugar Loaf Township

Sugar Loaf Township was established in 1880 from part of Bow Creek Township. The township was named for a unique rounded mound of flint rock that was once used as a lookout by Native Americans.[9]

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