Greenwood Township, Franklin County, Kansas
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Greenwood Township is a township
in Franklin County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 429. Greenwood Township contains the cemeteries of Central, Davidson, Greenwood, Hard Fish, and Keokuk.
The streams of Coal Creek, Kelsey Creek, Little Sac Branch and Whisky Creek run through this township.
, Osage County
.
The town of Greenwood is located where the Sac and Fox Agency formerly was. It was here where Keokuk
and the other Sac nation members were relocated after the Black Hawk War
When the Indians were removed it was determined to start a town. Judge G. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas, then United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, assisted in making the treaty. The original settlers laid out the town and named it after Judge Greenwood. Two or three houses were built, but the town never prospered, but instead, passed rapidly out of existence.
Today, the settlement of Greenwood is survived by the Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood Community Church, and Greenwood Community Building.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Franklin County
Franklin County, Kansas
Franklin County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 25,992. Its county seat and most populous city is Ottawa...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 429. Greenwood Township contains the cemeteries of Central, Davidson, Greenwood, Hard Fish, and Keokuk.
Geography
Greenwood Township covers an area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements.The streams of Coal Creek, Kelsey Creek, Little Sac Branch and Whisky Creek run through this township.
History
Greenwood Township was organized in 1865. It was originally a part of Ohio Township. The first settlement was made in 1863 the Sac and Fox agency having been removed in 1863 to QuenemoQuenemo, Kansas
Quenemo is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States, along the Marais des Cygnes River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 388. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, Osage County
Osage County, Kansas
Osage County is a county located in east-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county along with Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, and Wabaunsee counties is...
.
The town of Greenwood is located where the Sac and Fox Agency formerly was. It was here where Keokuk
Keokuk
Keokuk may refer to:*Keokuk Places or warships named after Chief Keokuk:*Keokuk, Iowa, USA*Keokuk County, Iowa, USA*Keokuk Airport, USA*Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge, USA*Keokuk Rail Bridge, USA*USS Keokuk, several US Navy ships, including:...
and the other Sac nation members were relocated after the Black Hawk War
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S....
When the Indians were removed it was determined to start a town. Judge G. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas, then United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, assisted in making the treaty. The original settlers laid out the town and named it after Judge Greenwood. Two or three houses were built, but the town never prospered, but instead, passed rapidly out of existence.
Today, the settlement of Greenwood is survived by the Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood Community Church, and Greenwood Community Building.