Rosalia Township, Butler County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States
37°46′52″N 096°42′31″W / 37.78111°N 96.70861°W / 37.78111; -96.70861CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyButlerArea
 • Total62.98 sq mi (163.12 km2) • Land62.62 sq mi (162.18 km2) • Water0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)  0.58%Elevation
1,421 ft (433 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total631 • Density10.1/sq mi (3.9/km2)GNIS feature ID0474612

Rosalia Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 631.

History

Rosalia Township was created in 1871. The township was named after the town of Rosalia, which was named in honor of the wife of its first postmaster.[1]

Geography

Rosalia Township covers an area of 62.98 square miles (163.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery.

The streams of De Haas Creek, Middle Branch Little Walnut River and Nicholas Creek run through this township.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 211.
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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