Castle Township, Kansas
Castle Township | |
|---|---|
![]() Location within McPherson County | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′N 97°52′W / 38.38°N 97.87°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | McPherson |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.169 sq mi (93.68 km2) |
| • Land | 36.078 sq mi (93.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.091 sq mi (0.24 km2) 0.25% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 162 |
| • Density | 4.49/sq mi (1.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
Castle Township is a township in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.[2] The area of Castle township is 36.169 square miles. As of 2020, the US Census Bureau's Decennial census determined a population of 162. In a total of 92 households, 59.8% of the people are married. [3]
History
Castle Township was organized in 1876.[4]
Geography
Castle Township covers an area of 35.902 square miles (92.99 square kilometers).
Communities
Adjacent townships
- South Sharps Creek Township, McPherson County (north)
- Harper Township, McPherson County (northeast)
- Jackson Township, McPherson County (east)
- Groveland Township, McPherson County (southeast)
- Hayes Township, McPherson County (south)
- Rockville Township, Rice County (southwest)
- Union Township, Rice County (west)
- Odessa Township, Rice County (northwest)
Major highways
References
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. "Kansas County Subdivisions Gazetteer". www2.census.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Castle Township, Kansas
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. (April 1, 2020). "Castle Township, McPherson County, Kansas Profile". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 810.

