Norton Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

39°23′00″N 95°19′11″W / 39.38333°N 95.31972°W / 39.38333; -95.31972CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyJeffersonArea • Total39.06 sq mi (101.17 km²) • Land38.95 sq mi (100.87 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km²)  0.3%Elevation1,135 ft (346 m)Population • Total955 • Density24.5/sq mi (9.5/km²)GNIS feature ID0478223

Norton Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 955.

Geography

Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles (101.17 square kilometers); of this, 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Howard Creek and Hulls Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Nortonville

Adjacent townships

• Center Township, Atchison County (north)
• Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison County (northeast)
• Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
• Jefferson Township (southeast)
• Delaware Township (west)
• Benton Township, Atchison County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Corpus Christi, Nortonville, and Saint Josephs.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 59
• U.S. Route 159
• K-4

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com