Shannon Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Shannon Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,282.

History
Shannon Township was established in 1855 as one of the three original townships of Atchison County.

Geography
Shannon Township covers an area of 137.0 km2 around the north and west of the county seat of Atchison. According to the USGS, it contains five cemeteries: Cummings, Mount Calvary, Mount Vernon, Myers and Taylor.

The streams of Deer Creek and Independence Creek run through this township.