Great Bend Township, Barton County, Kansas

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Coordinates: 38°23′27″N 098°45′22″W / 38.39083, -98.75611
Great Bend Township
Location in Barton County
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Barton
Area
- Total	40.46 sq mi (104.79 km²)
- Land	40.25 sq mi (104.26 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.53 km²) 0.51%
Elevation	1,847 ft (563 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,839
- Density	45.7/sq mi (17.6/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0475651

Great Bend Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,839.

1 Geography
2 Transportation
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Great Bend Township covers an area of 40.46 square miles 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.

[edit] Transportation

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

[edit] References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Barton County, Kansas

County seat: Great Bend

Cities	Albert \| Claflin \| Ellinwood \| Galatia \| Great Bend \| Hoisington \| Olmitz \| Pawnee Rock \| Susank

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

Unincorporated communities	Beaver \| Dundee \| Heizer \| Hitschmann \| Odin \| South Hoisington