Augusta Township, Butler County, Kansas
Augusta Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,405.
History
Augusta Township was organized in 1870. It was named Augusta in honor of a postmaster's wife.
Geography
Augusta Township covers an area of 32.53 square miles (84.3 km) and contains one incorporated settlement, Augusta. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Calvary. It also contains a cemetery called Augusta Township Cemetery (Kuster).
The streams of Elm Creek and Whitewater River run through this township.
Transportation
Augusta Township contains three airports or landing strips: Augusta Airport, Augusta Municipal Airport and Sills Air Park.
Further reading
Notes
- ^ Mooney, Vol. P. (1916). History of Butler County Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 95.
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