Mount Pleasant Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 864.[1]
Mount Pleasant Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°28′05″N 095°10′31″W / 39.46806°N 95.17528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Atchison |
Area | |
• Total | 47.74 sq mi (123.64 km2) |
• Land | 47.71 sq mi (123.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.07% |
Elevation | 1,040 ft (317 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 864 |
• Density | 18/sq mi (7.0/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0473489 |
Mount Pleasant Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.[2]
Mount Pleasant Township covers an area of 47.7 square miles (123.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Fairview and Round Mound.
The streams of Camp Creek, Crooked Creek and Spring Creek run through this township.