Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,282.
History Shannon Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.
Geography Shannon Township covers an area of around the north and west of the county seat of Atchison. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cummings, Mount Calvary, Mount Vernon, Myers and Taylor.
The streams of Deer Creek and Independence Creek run through this township.
References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com