Lakin Township is a
township
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in
Kearny County, Kansas
Kearny County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lakin. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,983. The county is named in honor of Philip Kearny, a general during th ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 2,587.
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.
Communities
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Lakin (the county seat)
Adjacent townships
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East Hibbard Township (north)
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Deerfield Township (east)
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Southside Township (southeast)
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Kendall Township (southwest)
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Hartland Township (west)
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West Hibbard Township (northwest)
Cemeterys
The township contains one cemetery, Lakin.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
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K-25
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Airports and landing strips
* Lakin Landing Field
References
External links
City-Data.com
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Townships in Kearny County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas