Independent Township, Barton County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

38°33′55″N 098°32′07″W / 38.56528°N 98.53528°W / 38.56528; -98.53528CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyBartonArea

• Total35.89 sq mi (92.95 km²) • Land35.87 sq mi (92.91 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²) 0.04%Elevation

1,841 ft (561 m)Population

(2010)

• Total758 • Density21/sq mi (8.2/km²)GNIS feature ID0475525

Independent Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 758.^[1]

Independent Township was organized in 1875.^[2]

Geography

Independent Township covers an area of 35.89 square miles (93.0 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Claflin. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Bloomingdale and Pleasant View.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Independent township, Barton County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ 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

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

Unincorporated
communities

Townships

Footnotes

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.