Wheatland Township, Ellis County, Kansas

Wheatland Township
Township
Location in Ellis County
Coordinates: 38°45′44″N 099°15′50″W / 38.76222°N 99.26389°W / 38.76222; -99.26389Coordinates: 38°45′44″N 099°15′50″W / 38.76222°N 99.26389°W / 38.76222; -99.26389
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ellis
Area
• Total	54.05 sq mi (139.98 km²)
• Land	54.05 sq mi (139.98 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation	1,988 ft (606 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	401
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.9/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0475294

Wheatland Township is a township in Ellis County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 401.

Geography

Wheatland Township covers an area of 54.05 square miles (140.0 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Saint Francis.

The streams of Big Timber Creek and Shelter Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Wheatland Township contains two airports or landing strips: Philip Ranch Airport and Stecklein Field.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Municipalities and communities of Ellis County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Hays

Cities	Ellis Hays Schoenchen Victoria

CDPs	Catharine Munjor

Unincorporated communities	Antonino Emmeram Pfeifer Toulon Turkville Walker Yocemento

Ghost towns	Chetolah Smoky Hill City

Townships	Big Creek Buckeye Catherine Ellis Freedom Herzog Lookout Victoria Wheatland

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