Editing Cowley County, Kansas (section)

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Cowley Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|right|2005 map of Cowley County<ref name="County-Map-Current"/> ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|map legend]])]]
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Cowley County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Cowley County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/cowley.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807184223/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/cowley.PDF |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |date=March 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county.
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* [[Atlanta, Kansas|Atlanta]]
* [[Arkansas City, Kansas|Arkansas City]]
* [[Burden, Kansas|Burden]]
* [[Cambridge, Kansas|Cambridge]]
* [[Dexter, Kansas|Dexter]]
* [[Geuda Springs, Kansas|Geuda Springs]]‡
* [[Parkerfield, Kansas|Parkerfield]]
* [[Udall, Kansas|Udall]]
* [[Winfield, Kansas|Winfield]] (county seat)
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===Unincorporated communities===
† means a community is designated a [[Census-designated place|Census-Designated Place]] (CDP) by the [[United States Census Bureau]].
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* [[Akron, Kansas|Akron]]
* [[Floral, Kansas|Floral]]
* [[Grand Summit, Kansas|Grand Summit]]
* [[Hackney, Kansas|Hackney]]
* [[Hooser, Kansas|Hooser]]
* [[Kellogg, Kansas|Kellogg]]
* [[Maple City, Kansas|Maple City]]
* [[New Salem, Kansas|New Salem]]†
* [[Rock, Kansas|Rock]]†
* [[Silverdale, Kansas|Silverdale]]†
* [[Tisdale, Kansas|Tisdale]]
* [[Vinton, Kansas|Vinton]]
* [[Wilmot, Kansas|Wilmot]]
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===Ghost towns===
* [[Etzanoa]]

===Townships===
Cowley County is divided into twenty-five [[Civil township|townships]]. The cities of [[Arkansas City, Kansas|Arkansas City]] and [[Winfield, Kansas|Winfield]] are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

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|- style="background:#ccccff"
! Township !! [[FIPS place code|FIPS]] !! Population<br/>center
! Population !! Population<br/>density<br/><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq&nbsp;mi)</small>
! Land area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water %
! Geographic coordinates
|-
| [[Beaver Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Beaver]] || 05025 || || 244 || 3 (7) || 92 (36) || 2 (1) || 1.91% || {{coord|37|10|42|N|97|5|26|W|}}
|-
| [[Bolton Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Bolton]] || 07875 || || 1,754 || 13 (33) || 136 (53) || 2 (1) || 1.59% || {{coord|37|3|1|N|97|4|0|W|}}
|-
| [[Cedar Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Cedar]] || 11250 || || 44 || 0 (1) || 119 (46) || 1 (0) || 0.45% || {{coord|37|5|9|N|96|36|27|W|}}
|-
| [[Creswell Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Creswell]] || 16375 || || 2,098 || 22 (56) || 97 (38) || 2 (1) || 2.07% || {{coord|37|4|42|N|97|1|3|W|}}
|-
| [[Dexter Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Dexter]] || 17950 || || 506 || 3 (7) || 185 (71) || 0 (0) || 0.19% || {{coord|37|11|56|N|96|42|27|W|}}
|-
| [[Fairview Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Fairview]] || 22475 || || 203 || 2 (6) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.29% || {{coord|37|21|22|N|96|58|50|W|}}
|-
| [[Grant Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Grant]] || 27550 || || 76 || 1 (2) || 116 (45) || 0 (0) || 0.09% || {{coord|37|3|49|N|96|41|3|W|}}
|-
| [[Harvey Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Harvey]] || 30525 || || 117 || 1 (2) || 162 (63) || 0 (0) || 0.24% || {{coord|37|26|47|N|96|37|58|W|}}
|-
| [[Liberty Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Liberty]] || 39950 || || 218 || 2 (5) || 124 (48) || 0 (0) || 0.02% || {{coord|37|9|3|N|96|50|31|W|}}
|-
| [[Maple Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Maple]] || 44450 || || 702 || 8 (20) || 91 (35) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|37|25|59|N|97|6|7|W|}}
|-
| [[Ninnescah Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Ninnescah]] || 50625 || || 1,114 || 12 (31) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.09% || {{coord|37|21|59|N|97|6|21|W|}}
|-
| [[Omnia Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Omnia]] || 52850 || || 357 || 4 (10) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.22% || {{coord|37|26|13|N|96|46|25|W|}}
|-
| [[Otter Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Otter]] || 53625 || || 54 || 0 (1) || 135 (52) || 1 (0) || 0.68% || {{coord|37|11|25|N|96|33|0|W|}}
|-
| [[Pleasant Valley Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Pleasant Valley]] || 56500 || || 838 || 7 (18) || 117 (45) || 0 (0) || 0.05% || {{coord|37|9|45|N|97|0|0|W|}}
|-
| [[Richland Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Richland]] || 59275 || || 178 || 2 (4) || 108 (42) || 0 (0) || 0% || {{coord|37|25|33|N|96|52|50|W|}}
|-
| [[Rock Creek Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Rock Creek]] || 60525 || || 243 || 3 (7) || 92 (35) || 1 (0) || 0.55% || {{coord|37|26|5|N|96|59|25|W|}}
|-
| [[Salem Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Salem]] || 62625 || || 364 || 5 (14) || 66 (26) || 0 (0) || 0.27% || {{coord|37|20|9|N|96|53|20|W|}}
|-
| [[Sheridan Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Sheridan]] || 64650 || || 159 || 2 (4) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.01% || {{coord|37|15|44|N|96|45|51|W|}}
|-
| [[Silver Creek Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Silver Creek]] || 65500 || || 770 || 8 (21) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.27% || {{coord|37|20|8|N|96|45|41|W|}}
|-
| [[Silverdale Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Silverdale]] || 65575 || [[Silverdale, Kansas|Silverdale]] || 327 || 2 (6) || 136 (53) || 0 (0) || 0.31% || {{coord|37|3|55|N|96|52|56|W|}}
|-
| [[Spring Creek Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Spring Creek]] || 67400 || || 77 || 1 (2) || 115 (45) || 0 (0) || 0.26% || {{coord|37|4|31|N|96|47|10|W|}}
|-
| [[Tisdale Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Tisdale]] || 70725 || || 340 || 4 (11) || 78 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.13% || {{coord|37|16|6|N|96|52|25|W|}}
|-
| [[Vernon Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Vernon]] || 73575 || || 502 || 5 (13) || 102 (39) || 1 (0) || 0.67% || {{coord|37|15|25|N|97|5|18|W|}}
|-
| [[Walnut Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Walnut]] || 74925 || || 626 || 7 (18) || 89 (34) || 0 (0) || 0.18% || {{coord|37|15|17|N|96|57|27|W|}}
|-
| [[Windsor Township, Cowley County, Kansas|Windsor]] || 79875 || || 211 || 1 (2) || 243 (94) || 0 (0) || 0.18% || {{coord|37|19|13|N|96|38|22|W|}}
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|colspan=9|Sources: {{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html |title=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html |archive-date=August 2, 2002 }}
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