Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas

Diamond Creek Township
Township
Location within Chase County
Diamond Creek Township Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°26′05″N 096°41′21″W / 38.43472°N 96.68917°WCoordinates: 38°26′05″N 096°41′21″W / 38.43472°N 96.68917°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Chase
Area
• Total	144.4 sq mi (373.99 km^2)
• Land	144.05 sq mi (373.09 km^2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.9 km^2)  0.24%
Elevation	1,339 ft (408 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	237
• Density	1.6/sq mi (0.6/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0477160

Diamond Creek Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 237.

Geography

Diamond Creek Township covers an area of 144.4 square miles (374 km²). The streams of Collett Creek, Diamond Creek, Gannon Creek, Middle Creek, Mulvane Creek, Pickett Creek, Schaffer Creek, School Creek, Stribby Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.

Communities

The township contains the following settlements:

• City of Elmdale.
• Unincorporated community of Hymer.
• Ghost town of Elk (east part of community).

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

• Boenitz.
• Diamond Creek.
• Elk, located at 38°24′51″N 96°47′5″W / 38.41417°N 96.78472°W.
• Elmdale.

Further reading

References

External links

• Chase County Website
• City-Data.com
• Chase County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT