Township 9 is a township in Rooks County, Kansas, United States.

Township 9
Township
Location in Rooks County
Coordinates: 39°10′34″N 99°32′58″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Rooks
Fairview	1925
Elevation	2,133 ft (650 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	48
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
GNIS feature ID	485305[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 9 was formed by renaming Fairview Township[4] in 1971.[5] While other Rooks County townships were combined pursuant to Kansas Statute 80-1110,[6] Fairview was just renamed using the new naming standard.

Fairview Township

Fairview Township was established in 1925 from part of Walton Township. Walton Township was formed from Plainville Township. Plainville Township from Paradise Township.[7][2]

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