Great Bend Township, Barton County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Great Bend 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 = Barton
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area_total_km2 = 104.79
area_land_km2 = 104.26
area_water_km2 = 0.53
area_total_sq_mi = 40.46
area_land_sq_mi = 40.25
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2
area_water_percent = 0.51

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1839
population_density_km2 = 17.6
population_density_sq_mi = 45.7

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elevation_m = 563
elevation_ft = 1847
latd = 38
latm = 23
lats = 27
latNS = N
longd = 098
longm = 45
longs = 22
longEW = W

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Great Bend Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,839.

Geography

Great Bend Township covers an area of 40.46 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Great Bend (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Golden Belt Memorial Park and Great Bend.

The stream of Dry Walnut Creek runs through this township.

Transportation

Great Bend Township contains two airports or landing strips: Button Airport and Great Bend Municipal Airport.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

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