Payne Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas

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]

Payne Township
Location of Payne Township in Sedgwick County
Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 97°12′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySedgwick
Area
  Total31.05 sq mi (80.4 km2)
  Land30.99 sq mi (80.3 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
1,404 ft (428 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total1,119
  Density36.1/sq mi (13.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID473868[1]

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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