Lawrence Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Lawrence Township
Location in Cloud County
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°38′15″N 097°32′31″W / 39.63750°N 97.54194°W / 39.63750; -97.54194
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Area
 • Total
36.46 sq mi (94.44 km2)
 • Land36.02 sq mi (93.29 km2)
 • Water0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)  1.22%
Elevation
1,371 ft (418 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
128
 • Density3.55/sq mi (1.37/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473089

Lawrence Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 128.

History

Lawrence Township was organized in 1872. It was named for L. D. Lawrence, a pioneer settler.[1]

Geography

Lawrence Township covers an area of 36.46 square miles (94.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. The township contains the unincorporated settlement of Hollis. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Hollis and Walnut Grove.

The streams of Little Upton Creek, Oak Creek, Plum Creek, Salt Creek, Upton Creek and West Creek run through this township.

References

  1. ↑ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 73.