Great Bend Township, Barton County, Kansas

Great Bend Township
Township
Location in Barton County
Coordinates: 38°23′27″N 098°45′22″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Barton
Area
• Total	40.46 sq mi (104.79 km^2)
• Land	40.25 sq mi (104.26 km^2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.53 km^2)  0.51%
Elevation	1,847 ft (563 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,752
• Density	43/sq mi (17/km^2)
ZIP code	67530[1]
Area code	620
GNIS ID	0475651

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

Great Bend Township covers an area of 40.46 square miles (100 km^2) 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

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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.

External links

• City-Data.com