Lakin Township, Barton County, Kansas

Lakin Township
Township

Location in Barton County
Coordinates: 38°23′28″N 098°34′22″W / 38.39111°N 98.57278°W / 38.39111; -98.57278Coordinates: 38°23′28″N 098°34′22″W / 38.39111°N 98.57278°W / 38.39111; -98.57278
Country United States
State Kansas
County Barton
Area
  Total 66.65 sq mi (172.63 km2)
  Land 66.5 sq mi (172.24 km2)
  Water 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)  0.23%
Elevation 1,791 ft (546 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 262
  Density 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0475653

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

  1. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lakin township, Barton County, Kansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  2. 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.


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