Monmouth Township is a township in the southeast corner of Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,185.
History Monmouth Township was created on April 20, 1860 after being separated from Tecumseh Township. The first settler in what would become Monmouth Township was Charles Matney from Virginia, who settled there on August 17, 1854.
Until the construction of Clinton Lake, the incorporated city of Richland was in the southeastern corner of the township. An attempt was made to relocate some of the business of Richland a mile and a half north to become Richland Corners, but when the site of the dam was moved downstream a few miles, Richland Corners was stranded too far from open water to benefit from the move. All the businesses eventually closed. Originally intended to be under a few feet of water, the townsite is now a true ghost town. One can drive a few of the streets and walk the cement slab floor of the elementary school. In addition to maintaining roads, the township authority tends to the cemeteries in the township.
Geography Monmouth Township covers an area of 56.956 square miles (147.52 square kilometers). The Wakarusa River flows through it, as well as Camp Creek, Burys Creek, Lynn Creek, Deer Creek, and Tecumseh Creek.
At the beginning of the 21st century it contained a post office, Berryton Elementary School (part of Shawnee Heights USD 450), and two churches: Berryton United Methodist and Berryton Baptist.
Communities part of Berryton part of Watson
Adjacent townships
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External links Shawnee County website