Gale Township, Marion County, Kansas

Gale Township Marion County, Kansas
Township
Location within Marion County
Gale Township Marion County, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°23′36″N 97°05′54″W / 38.3933168°N 97.0982251°W / 38.3933168; -97.0982251[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	34 sq mi (90 km2)
Dimensions
• Length	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
• Width	6.0 mi (9.7 km)
Elevation [1]	1,348 ft (411 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	219
• Density	6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-25075 [1]
GNIS ID	477230 [1]
Website	County website

Gale Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 219, including Canada and Eastshore.^[2]

Gale Township covers an area of 34 square miles (88.1 km²). The Marion Reservoir is located in the township.

The township contains the following settlements:

• Unincorporated community of Canada.
• Unincorporated community of Eastshore.

The township contains the following cemeteries:

• Brunk Cemetery (no longer in use), located in Section 31 T19S R3E.^[3]
• Canada Cemetery, located in Section 28 T19S R3E.^[3]
• Mennonite Church Ebenezer of Bruderthal Cemetery (in 1965 while Marion Reservoir was built, it was moved to "Haven of Rest" in Liberty Township), located in Section 19 T19S R3E.^[3]
• Strassburg Cemetery, located in Section 14 T19S R3E.^[3]

• Marion County website
• City-Data.com
• Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT