Netawaka Township, Jackson County, Kansas


Netawaka Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 361.

History

Netawaka Township was formerly occupied by the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, until they were removed to a reservation in Brown County. It was bought by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1870 and opened for settlement. Netawaka Township was formed in 1871. Netawaka is a Native American name meaning "fair view".

Geography

Netawaka Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles ; of this, 0.05 square miles or 0.13 percent is water. The streams of Mosquito Creek and Wolfley Creek run through this township.

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