Payne Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Payne Township
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Location within Sedgwick County
Location within Sedgwick County
Ninnescah Township is located in Kansas
Ninnescah Township
Ninnescah Township
Location within state of Kansas
Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 97°12′31″W / 37.78194°N 97.20861°W / 37.78194; -97.20861[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySedgwick
Area
 • Total
31.05 sq mi (80.4 km2)
 • Land30.99 sq mi (80.3 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation1,401 ft (427 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
1,119
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-55075 [1]
GNIS ID473868 [1]

Payne Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.[1] 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. ^ a b c d e "Payne Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas: 2000 Population and Housing Counts" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. July 2003. p. 27. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 631.

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