Plum Grove Township, Butler County, Kansas
Township in Kansas, United States
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Plum Grove Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 661.
Plum Grove Township Butler County, Kansas | |
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Location within Butler County | |
  Plum Grove Township Location within Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′20″N 96°59′16″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
| • Land | 35.58 sq mi (92.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) 0.58% |
| Elevation | 1,391 ft (424 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 661 |
| • Density | 18.6/sq mi (7.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 20-56850 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 474377 [1] |
| Website | County website |
History
Plum Grove Township was organized in 1873.[2]
Geography
Plum Grove Township covers an area of 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Potwin. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Holderman, McGill and Potwin.
The streams of Brush Creek, Diamond Creek, East Branch Whitewater River and Henry Creek run through this township.