Shirley Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Shirley Township
Township

Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 098°25′21″W / 39.52500°N 98.42250°W / 39.52500; -98.42250Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 098°25′21″W / 39.52500°N 98.42250°W / 39.52500; -98.42250
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
 • Total 42.75 sq mi (110.72 km2)
 • Land 42.5 sq mi (110.06 km2)
 • Water 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)  0.6%
Elevation 1,542 ft (470 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 178
 • Density 4.2/sq mi (1.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473353

Shirley Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 178.

Demographics

Shirley is an historically French American community, most of whom are of French Canadian ancestry.[1]

History

Shirley Township was organized in 1866.[2]

Geography

Shirley Township covers an area of 42.75 square miles (110.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Cedar Hill and Pleasant View.

The stream of Beaver Creek runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 71.
  2. ↑ 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. 69.
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