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Whiting Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 362.

Whiting Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Coordinates: 39°36′10″N 95°35′51″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	36 sq mi (93.23 km2)
• Land	35.96 sq mi (93.13 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	1,020 ft (311 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	362
• Density	10.1/sq mi (3.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0473239

History

Whiting Township was formed in 1872.[1]

Geography

Whiting Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.23 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The stream of Muddy Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Whiting

Adjacent townships

• Horton Township, Brown County (northeast)
• Mission Township, Brown County (northeast)
• Grasshopper Township, Atchison County (east)
• Straight Creek Township (south)
• Liberty Township (southwest)
• Netawaka Township (west)
• Powhattan Township, Brown County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Spring Hill.

Major highways

• K-9

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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