Vernon Township, Cowley County, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°16′0″N 97°5′0″W / 37.26667°N 97.08333°W / 37.26667; -97.08333

Vernon Township
Township
Location in Cowley County
Coordinates: 37°16′19″N 097°05′06″W / 37.27194°N 97.08500°W / 37.27194; -97.08500
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cowley
Area
• Total	39.68 sq mi (102.78 km²)
• Land	39.42 sq mi (102.1 km²)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km²) 0.67%
Elevation	1,198 ft (365 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	502
• Density	12.7/sq mi (4.9/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0470359

Vernon Township is a township in Cowley County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 502.

Geography

Vernon Township covers an area of 39.68 square miles (102.8 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Mount Vernon and Mount Zion.

The stream of Spring Creek runs through this township.

Transportation

Vernon Township contains two airports or landing strips: Oxford Municipal Airport and Richardson Landing Field.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Municipalities and communities of Cowley County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Winfield

Cities	Arkansas City Atlanta Burden Cambridge Dexter Geuda Springs‡ Parkerfield Udall Winfield

Unincorporated communities	Akron Floral Grand Summit Hackney Hooser Kellogg Maple City New Salem Rock Silverdale Tisdale Vinton Wilmot

Townships	Beaver Bolton Cedar Creswell Dexter Fairview Grant Harvey Liberty Maple Ninnescah Omnia Otter Pleasant Valley Richland Rock Creek Salem Sheridan Silver Creek Silverdale Spring Creek Tisdale Vernon Walnut Windsor

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

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