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Township 6 is a township in Rooks County, Kansas, United States.

Township 6
Township
Location in Rooks County
Coordinates: 39°23′39″N 99°26′10″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rooks
Township 6	1971
Elevation	1,893 ft (577 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	75
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	472224[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 6 was formed from Rooks County townships Belmont and Rush[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]

Ash Creek and Sand Creek flow through the northern part of Township 6. Lost Creek flows through the southern part of Township 6 to South Fork Solomon River.

Belmont Township

Belmont Township was established around 1878 from part of Stockton Township. The South Fork Solomon River traversed the township where a dam was built to form Webster Reservoir.[7]

Rush Township

Rush Township was established in 1880 from part of Stockton Township.[8]

Parks and Recreation

Webster State Park and Webster Reservoir are located in Township 6.

References

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