Kanwaka Township, Douglas County, Kansas

Kanwaka Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,401.

History

The name is a portmanteau of the Kansas River and Wakarusa River.

Geography

Kanwaka Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Coon Creek, Deer Creek and Dry Creek run through this township.

The township contains two cemeteries, Mound and Stull.

Adjacent Townships

• Lecompton Township, Douglas County (north)
• Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (east)
• Clinton Township, Douglas County (south)
• Monmouth Township, Shawnee County (southwest)
• Tecumseh Township, Shawnee County (northwest)

Transportation

Major highways

• I-70, as part of the Kansas Turnpike.
• U.S. Highway 40
• K-10

Communities

Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.

• Kanwaka, located at
• Stull, located at

Points of interest

• Kanwaka Hall, located along U.S. Highway 40, the building was constructed in 1889 as the Kanwaka Congregational Church.
• Barber School, a one-room schoolhouse now on federal property near Clinton Lake.

References

External links

• City-Data.com