Grasshopper Township, Atchison County, Kansas

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Coordinates: 39°35′48″N 095°26′15″W / 39.59667, -95.4375
Grasshopper Township
Location in Atchison County
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Atchison
Area
- Total	65.98 sq mi (170.9 km²)
- Land	65.64 sq mi (170.01 km²)
- Water	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km²) 0.52%
Elevation	1,076 ft (328 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	588
- Density	9/sq mi (3.5/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0473240

Grasshopper Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 588.

[edit] Geography

Grasshopper Township covers an area of 65.98 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Muscotah. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Brush Creek, Forest Grove and Wheatland.

The streams of Brush Creek, Clear Creek, Little Delaware River, Little Grasshopper Creek, Mission Creek, Otter Creek and South Creek run through this township.

[edit] References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Kansas

County seat: Atchison

Cities	Atchison \| Effingham \| Huron \| Lancaster \| Muscotah

Townships	Benton \| Center \| Grasshopper \| Kapioma \| Lancaster \| Mount Pleasant \| Shannon \| Walnut

Unincorporated communities	Arlington \| Cummings \| Eden \| Farmington \| Kennekuk \| Larkinburg \| Monrovia \| Oak Mills \| Parnell \| Potter \| St. Pats \| Shannon