McCamish Township, Johnson County, Kansas

McCamish Township
Township
Location in Johnson County
Coordinates: 38°48′21″N 95°00′43″W / 38.80578889°N 95.01195833°WCoordinates: 38°48′21″N 95°00′43″W / 38.80578889°N 95.01195833°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Johnson
Area
• Total	43.10 sq mi (111.6 km^2)
• Land	42.98 sq mi (111.3 km^2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km^2)
Elevation	909 ft (277 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	878
• Estimate (2011)	873
• Density	24.9/sq mi (9.6/km^2)
Time zone	Central
ZIP codes	66019, 66021, 66030
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McCamish Township is one of seven townships in Johnson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 878.

Richard D. McCamish was an early settler who founded the now extinct town of McCamish in 1857.^[1]

Adjacent Townships

• Lexington Township North
• Gardner Township Northeast

Cemeteries

Edgerton Cemetery is located in McCamish Township.

Emergency Services

Police

• Johnson County Sheriff

Fire

• Johnson County Rural Fire Department

Medical (EMS)

• Lexington Township EMS, Post 35

Transportation

Major highways

• I-35
• US-56
• US-50
• K-33

Lakes, Streams & Ponds

• Santa Fe Lake
• Martin Creek

Parks

• Martin Creek Park

Notable Locations

• Johnson County Parks & Recreation
• 199th Street and Interstate 35: Kansas' First Diverging diamond interchange (2013)
• Southern Edge of Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
• BNSF Intermodal Facility: Largest in the BNSF Railway System
• Edgerton, Kansas: Inside of Township
• Gardner, Kansas: Northwestern Edge lies inside Township

School districts

• Gardner School District 231

References

1. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State... Also, a Supplementary History and Description of Its Counties, Cities, Towns, and Villages.. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 644.

External links

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