Lyon Township, Geary County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Lyon Township

Township

Location in Geary County

Coordinates: 38°55′20″N 096°52′21″W﻿ / ﻿38.92222°N 96.87250°W﻿ / 38.92222; -96.87250
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Geary
Area

• Total

| 43.98 sq mi (113.91 km2)
• Land| 43.45 sq mi (112.54 km2)
• Water| 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)  1.2%
Elevation

| 1,142 ft (348 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total

| 298
• Density| 6.9/sq mi (2.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0476700

Lyon Township is a township in Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 298.

## History

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Lyon Township was established in 1877. It was named for Gen. Nathaniel Lyon.[1]

## Geography

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Lyon Township covers an area of 43.98 square miles (113.9 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Carry Creek, Lyon Creek, Otter Creek and Schuler Branch run through this township.

## References

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1. ^ "Geary County History (archived)". Geary County Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Geary County, Kansas

## External links

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* City-Data.com

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Municipalities and communities of Geary County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Junction City

Cities|

* Grandview Plaza
* Junction City
* Milford

Map of Kansas highlighting Geary County

CDP|

* Fort Riley‡

Unincorporated
communities|

* Wreford

Ghost towns|

* Alida
* Pawnee

Townships|

* Blakely
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Lyon
* Milford
* Smoky Hill
* Wingfield

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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