Lakin Township, Kearny County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lakin Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kearny
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area_total_km2 = 163.85
area_land_km2 = 163.79
area_water_km2 = 0.06
area_total_sq_mi = 63.26
area_land_sq_mi = 63.24
area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
area_water_percent = 0.04

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2587
population_density_km2 = 15.8
population_density_sq_mi = 40.9

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elevation_m = 971
elevation_ft = 3186
latd = 38
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longd = 101
longm = 16
longs = 04
longEW = W

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Lakin Township is a township in Kearny County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,587 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US2009338200&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Lakin Township covers an area of 63.26 square miles (163.85 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.06 square kilometers) or 0.04 percent is water. The stream of Sand Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

* Lakin (the county seat)

Adjacent townships

* East Hibbard Township (north)
* Deerfield Township (east)
* Southside Township (southeast)
* Kendall Township (southwest)
* Hartland Township (west)
* West Hibbard Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Lakin.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 50
* K-25 (Kansas highway)

Airports and landing strips

* Lakin Landing Field

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Lakin-Kearny-KS.html City-Data.com]