Ross Township, Cherokee County, Kansas

Ross Township
Township
Location in Cherokee County
Coordinates: 37°16′00″N 094°53′01″W / 37.26667°N 94.88361°W / 37.26667; -94.88361Coordinates: 37°16′00″N 094°53′01″W / 37.26667°N 94.88361°W / 37.26667; -94.88361
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cherokee
Area
• Total	54.4 sq mi (140.89 km²)
• Land	54.01 sq mi (139.9 km²)
• Water	0.38 sq mi (1 km²) 0.71%
Elevation	899 ft (274 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	893
• Density	16.5/sq mi (6.4/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0469492

Ross Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 893.

Geography

Ross Township covers an area of 54.4 square miles (141 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Roseland and West Mineral. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Edgmand.

Mineral Lake is within this township.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Columbus

Cities	Baxter Springs Columbus Galena Roseland Scammon Weir West Mineral

CDPs	Lowell Riverton

Unincorporated communities	Carona Cokedale Crestline Daisy Hill Empire City Faulkner Hallowell Keelville Kniveton‡ Lawton Mackie Melrose Neutral Quaker Sherman Sherwin Skidmore Stippville Turck

Ghost towns	Treece

Townships	Cherokee Crawford Garden Lola Lowell Lyon Mineral Neosho Pleasant View Ross Salamanca Shawnee Sheridan Spring Valley

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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