Grant Township, Douglas County, Kansas

Grant Township is a township in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 442.

Grant Township
Township
A teepee at TeePee Junction north of Lawrence
Location in Douglas County
Coordinates: 39°01′20″N 095°14′01″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Douglas
Area
• Total	16.56 sq mi (42.88 km2)
• Land	16.44 sq mi (42.57 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)  0.75%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	442
• Density	26.9/sq mi (10.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0478832

History

Grant Township was annexed from the extreme southern portion of Sarcoxie Township in Jefferson County in 1872. The largest town was called Jefferson until being renamed North Lawrence in 1870.

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 16.56 square miles (42.9 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Maple Grove.

Adjacent Townships

• Rural Township, Jefferson County (northwest)
• Sarcoxie Township, Jefferson County (north)
• Reno Township, Leavenworth County (east)
• Wakarusa Township, Douglas County (south)

Communities

Although these towns may not be incorporated or populated, they are still placed on maps produced by the county.

• Midland, located at 39°01′46″N 95°14′31″W
• North Lawrence, located at 38°58′55″N 95°13′26″W

Transportation

Major highways

• I-70, part of the Kansas Turnpike
• U.S. Highway 24
• U.S. Highway 40
• U.S. Highway 59
• K-32

Places of interest

The Vermilya-Boener House in Grant Township. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house is now considered an endangered site.^[1]

The Lawrence Visitors Center, formerly the Union Pacific Depot

• Located near Lyon and North 9th streets, the community of Bismarck Grove was located just outside North Lawrence and held fairs and chautauquas between 1878 and 1900.
• Riverfront Park is a park maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers that follows the Kansas River levee from Leavenworth County to Jefferson County.
• The Union Pacific Railroad Depot was designed by Henry Van Brunt and built in 1889. It was used until 1984, was saved from demolition and is now the Lawrence Visitors Information Center.