Lakin Township, Barton County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

38°23′28″N 098°34′22″W / 38.39111°N 98.57278°W / 38.39111; -98.57278CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyBartonArea

• Total66.65 sq mi (172.63 km²) • Land66.5 sq mi (172.24 km²) • Water0.15 sq mi (0.39 km²) 0.23%Elevation

1,791 ft (546 m)Population

(2010)

• Total262 • Density3.9/sq mi (1.5/km²)GNIS feature ID0475653

Lakin Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 262.^[1]

Lakin Township was organized in 1872.^[2]

Geography

Lakin Township covers an area of 66.65 square miles (172.6 km²) and contains no incorporated settlements, though the township surrounds the governmentally independent city of Ellinwood.

Transportation

Lakin Township contains one airport or landing strip, Ellinwood Municipal Airport.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lakin township, Barton County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 762.

External links

US-Counties.com
City-Data.com

Municipalities and communities of Barton County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Great Bend

Cities

Albert
Claflin
Ellinwood
Galatia
Great Bend
Hoisington
Olmitz
Pawnee Rock
Susank

Unincorporated
communities

Townships

Footnotes

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.