Great Bend Township, Barton County, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°23′27″N 098°45′22″W / 38.39083°N 98.75611°W / 38.39083; -98.75611
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Great Bend Township
Township
Location in Barton County
Location in Barton County
Coordinates: 38°23′27″N 098°45′22″W / 38.39083°N 98.75611°W / 38.39083; -98.75611
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBarton
Area
 • Total40.46 sq mi (104.79 km2)
 • Land40.25 sq mi (104.26 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.53 km2)  0.51%
Elevation
1,847 ft (563 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,752
 • Density43/sq mi (17/km2)
ZIP code
67530[1]
Area code620
GNIS ID0475651

Great Bend Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,752.[2]

Great Bend Township was organized in 1872.[3]

Geography[edit]

Great Bend Township covers an area of 40.46 square miles (100 km2) 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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Great Bend Township KS ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Great Bend township, Barton County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  3. ^ 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.

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