Payne Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Payne Township
Township

Location of Payne Township in Sedgwick County
Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 97°12′31″W / 37.78194°N 97.20861°W / 37.78194; -97.20861Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 97°12′31″W / 37.78194°N 97.20861°W / 37.78194; -97.20861
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sedgwick
Area
  Total 31.05 sq mi (80.4 km2)
  Land 30.99 sq mi (80.3 km2)
  Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 1,404 ft (428 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,119
  Density 36.1/sq mi (13.9/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 473868[1]

Payne Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, it has a population of 1,119.[2]

History

Payne Township was named for David L. Payne, a pioneer known as the "Father of Oklahoma".[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Kansas: 2000 Population and Housing Counts" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. July 2003. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  3. Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 631.


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