Lexington Township, Johnson County, Kansas

Lexington Township
Township
Location in Johnson County
Coordinates: 38°46′55″N 94°41′11″W / 38.78194°N 94.68639°W / 38.78194; -94.68639Coordinates: 38°46′55″N 94°41′11″W / 38.78194°N 94.68639°W / 38.78194; -94.68639
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Johnson
Area
• Total	48.85 sq mi (78.61 km2)
• Land	47.44 sq mi (76.34 km2)
• Water	1.41 sq mi (2.31 km2)
Elevation	1,012 ft (308 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,312
• Estimate (2011)	1,315
• Density	24.9/sq mi (9.6/km2)
Time zone	Central
ZIP codes	66018, 66019, 66025, 66061

Lexington Township is one of seven townships in Johnson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,312.

Unincorporated towns

• Cedar
• Clearview City
• Prairie Center
• De Soto Junction

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent Townships

• Sherman Township in Leavenworth (north)
• Delaware Township in Wyandotte County (northeast)
• Monticello Township in Johnson County (east)
• Olathe Township in Johnson County (southeast)
• Gardner Township in Johnson County (south)
• McCamish Township in Johnson County (southwest)
• Eudora Township in Douglas County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemetery: De Soto, Prairie Center

Transportation

Major highways

• K-10
• K-285
• US-56

Airports and landing strips

• Cedar Creek Aircenter

Emergency Services

• Johnson County Sheriff
• De Soto Fire Department

Rivers, Lakes (Ponds), Streams

• Kill Creek
• Captain Creek
• Kansas River
• Kill Creek Park North Lake
• Kill Creek Park South Lake
• Kill Creek Park Lake

Parks

De Soto

• Kill Creek Park (also in Olathe)
• Sunflower Nature Park
• De Soto Wilderness Park
• Kill Creek Streamway Park/Trail
• Mill Creek Rifle & Knife
• Great Life Golf & Fitness
• Lexington Lake Park

Olathe

• Timberridge Golf & Park
• Kill Creek Beach
• Kill Creek Park (also in De Soto)

School districts

• Gardner USD 231
• De Soto USD 232
• Olathe USD 233

Notes

Smaller cities and towns in Kansas are included within the surrounding township. However, cities of the first and second class (generally, those with more than 2,000 inhabitants) are administratively separate and independent of any township.

External links

• "Township of Lexington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-04. 

Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Olathe
Cities	Bonner Springs‡ De Soto‡ Edgerton Fairway Gardner Lake Quivira‡ Leawood Lenexa Merriam Mission Mission Hills Mission Woods Olathe Overland Park Prairie Village Roeland Park Shawnee Spring Hill‡ Westwood Westwood Hills
Unincorporated communities	Aubry Bonita Clare Clearview City Ocheltree Stilwell Wilder
Townships	Aubry Gardner Lexington McCamish Olathe Oxford Shawnee Spring Hill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties