El Dorado Township | |
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 Location in Butler County | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′00″N 096°51′36″W / 37.80000°N 96.86000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.74 sq mi (141.78 km2) |
| • Land | 53.94 sq mi (139.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.07 km2) 1.46% |
| Elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,700 |
| • Density | 31.5/sq mi (12.2/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0474388 |
El Dorado Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,700.
El Dorado Township was organized in 1867.[1]
Geography[edit]
El Dorado Township covers an area of 54.74 square miles (141.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, El Dorado (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Belle Vista, Sunset Lawns and Walnut Valley Memorial Park.
The streams of Constant Creek, Sutton Creek and West Branch Walnut River run through this township.
Transportation[edit]
El Dorado Township contains one airport or landing strip, El Dorado Municipal Airport.
Further reading[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 37.
External links[edit]
Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |