Chelsea Township, Butler County, Kansas
Township in Kansas, United States
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Chelsea Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 190.
Chelsea Township Butler County, Kansas | |
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Location within Butler County | |
  Chelsea Township Location within Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′10″N 096°39′56″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 107.21 sq mi (277.68 km2) |
| • Land | 100.6 sq mi (260.6 km2) |
| • Water | 6.59 sq mi (17.08 km2) 6.15% |
| Elevation | 1,431 ft (436 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 190 |
| • Density | 1.9/sq mi (0.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-12750 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 474400 [1] |
| Website | County website |
History
Chelsea Township was organized in 1876.[2] The township was named by a settler from Boston after Chelsea, Massachusetts.[3] Some sources give it as the birthplace of painter Gladys Nelson Smith.[4]
Geography
Chelsea Township covers an area of 107.21 square miles (277.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Chelsea.
The streams of Cole Creek, Durechen Creek and Gilmore Branch run through this township.