Cheyenne Township, Barton County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Cheyenne Township

Township

Location in Barton County

Coordinates: 38°31′21″N 098°38′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.52250°N 98.64611°W﻿ / 38.52250; -98.64611
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Barton
Area

• Total| 72.25 sq mi (187.11 km2)
• Land| 67.34 sq mi (174.4 km2)
• Water| 4.91 sq mi (12.72 km2)  6.8%
Elevation

| 1,801 ft (549 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 207
• Density| 2.9/sq mi (1.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0475521

Cheyenne Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 207.[1]

Cheyenne Township was organized in 1878.[2]

## Geography

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Cheyenne Township covers an area of 72.25 square miles (187.1 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. The unincorporated community of Redwing lies in the center of the township.[3] According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Holy Family.[4]

The Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is located almost exclusively in Cheyenne Township; it occupies most of the southern half of the township. Blood Creek runs through some of the township's southern part, emptying into the lake at the center of Cheyenne Bottoms.[3]

Two oil fields are located in Cheyenne Township: one in the northeast, and one in the west.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Cheyenne township, Barton County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
2. ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 762.
3. ^ a b c DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 46. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cheyenne Township, Barton County, Kansas

## External links

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* USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Barton County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Great Bend

Cities|

* Albert
* Claflin
* Ellinwood
* Galatia
* Great Bend
* Hoisington
* Olmitz
* Pawnee Rock
* Susank

Map of Kansas highlighting Barton County

CDPs|

* Beaver
* Odin

Unincorporated
communities|

* Boyd
* Dubuque‡
* Dundee
* Heizer
* Hitschmann
* Redwing
* Stickney

Townships|

* Albion
* Beaver
* Buffalo
* Cheyenne
* Clarence
* Cleveland
* Comanche
* Eureka
* Fairview
* Grant
* Great Bend
* Independent
* Lakin
* Liberty
* Logan
* North Homestead
* Pawnee Rock
* South Bend
* South Homestead
* Union
* Walnut
* Wheatland

Footnotes|

‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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