Norton Township, Jefferson County, Kansas

Norton Township is a township in Jefferson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 955.

Geography
Norton Township covers an area of 39.06 square miles (101.17 square kilometers); of this, 0.12 square miles (0.3 square kilometers) or 0.3 percent is water. The streams of Howard Creek and Hulls Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

 * Nortonville

Adjacent townships

 * Center Township, Atchison County (north)
 * Mount Pleasant Township, Atchison County (northeast)
 * Easton Township, Leavenworth County (east)
 * Jefferson Township (southeast)
 * Delaware Township (west)
 * Benton Township, Atchison County (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Corpus Christi, Nortonville, and Saint Josephs.

Major highways

 * U.S. Route 59
 * U.S. Route 159
 * K-4