Liberty Township, Marion County, Kansas

Liberty Township Marion County, Kansas
Township
Location within Marion County
Liberty Township Marion County, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°18′13″N 097°12′37″W / 38.30361°N 97.21028°WCoordinates: 38°18′13″N 097°12′37″W / 38.30361°N 97.21028°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	36 sq mi (90 km^2)
Dimensions
• Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
• Width	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Elevation	1,362 ft (415 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	320
• Density	8.9/sq mi (3.4/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-05:00)
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-40225 [2]
GNIS feature ID	477341 [3]
Website	County Website
W i k i p e d i a

Liberty Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 320, not including the city of Hillsboro.^[1]

Geography

Liberty Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km²).

Cities and towns

The township contains the following settlements:

• City of Hillsboro (south of D Street). The north part is located in Risley Township.
• Ghost town of Gnadenau.

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:

• Alexanderfeld Cemetery (aka Church of God in Christ Cemetery), located in Section 4 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery, located in Section 25 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Gard Cemetery, located in Section 24 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Gnadenau Church Cemetery #1 (There are no stones, records are in Library at Tabor College), located in Section 11 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Gnadenau Church Cemetery #2 (aka Parkview Cemetery) (aka Grace Meadow Cemetery), located in Section 9 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Haven of Rest Cemetery (includes Ebenezer of Bruderthal and First Mennonite sections), located in Section 2 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Hope Valley Cemetery, located in Section 17 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Jost Cemetery, located in Section 5 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery of Hillsboro, located in Section 3 T20S R2E.^[4]
• Salem Orphan's Home Cemetery, located in Section 2 T20S R2E.^[4]

Transportation

No major highways or railroads pass through the township.^[5]

Further reading

References

1. "2010 Total Population - Township of Liberty". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Liberty
4. Marion County Cemetery List.
5. Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.

External links

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