title: Kentucky Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
text: # Kentucky Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
  
  Kentucky Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,576.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Kentucky Township covers an area of 41.56 square miles (107.63 square kilometers); of this, 5.48 square miles (14.18 square kilometers) or 13.17 percent is water. The streams of Delaware River, Little Wild Horse Creek and Slough Creek run through this township.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Perry
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Medina
  * Newman
  * Thompsonville
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Fairview Township (north)
  * Oskaloosa Township (northeast)
  * Rural Township (east)
  * Lecompton Township, Douglas County (south)
  * Kaw Township (west)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains three cemeteries: Mount Calvary, Newman and Perry.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 24
  