Pottawatomie Township, Franklin County, Kansas

Pottawatomie Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 669.

Pottawatomie Township
Township
Location in Franklin County
Coordinates: 38°26′00″N 095°07′16″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Franklin
Area
• Total	39.01 sq mi (101.04 km2)
• Land	38.83 sq mi (100.58 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)  0.46%
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	669
• Density	17.2/sq mi (6.7/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0477613

History

On May 24, 1856, during the Bleeding Kansas period of it was in Pottawatomie Township (north of Lane) at Dutch Henry's Crossing, on the Pottawatomie Creek, where the infamous Pottawatomie massacre took place. John Brown led a raid on a pro-slavery family's cabin in response to the Sacking of Lawrence. Five pro-slavery people were killed by Brown and his men. This attack was widely reported around the nation at the time and was one of several incidents that eventually led to the American Civil War.

Geography

Pottawatomie Township covers an area of 39.01 square miles (101.0 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Lane. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: Baker, Lane and Needham.

The streams of Hahn Branch, Mosquito Creek, Pottawatomie Creek, North Fork Sac Branch and South Fork Sac Branch run through this township.