Nelson Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 137.
Nelson Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Cloud County | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′30″N 097°32′21″W / 39.52500°N 97.53917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cloud |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.23 sq mi (91.25 km2) |
| • Land | 35.23 sq mi (91.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,417 ft (432 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 137 |
| • Density | 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0473337 |
History
editNelson Township was organized in 1872.[1]
Geography
editNelson Township covers an area of 35.23 square miles (91.2 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Nelson and Rice.
References
edit- ^ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 73.
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