Catlin Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 187, including a fraction of the city of Peabody.[2]
Catlin Township Marion County, Kansas | |
|---|---|
 Location within Marion County | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′03″N 97°05′51″W / 38.2176313°N 97.0973753°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
• Total | 36 sq mi (90 km2) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 6.0 mi (9.7 km) |
| • Width | 6.0 mi (9.7 km) |
| Elevation | 1,414 ft (431 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 187 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-11075 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 477361 [1] |
| Website | County website |
Geography
editCatlin Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 km2).
Communities
editThe township contains the following settlements:
- City of Peabody (north of 9th Street). The majority of Peabody is located in Peabody Township.
Cemeteries
editThe township contains the following cemeteries:[3]
- Catlin Mennonite Church Cemetery, located in Section 17 T21S R3E.[4] The church was closed in 1961 then demolished in the 1960s.
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery (aka Brookdell Cemetery), located in Section 34 T21S R3E. Main cemetery for city of Peabody.
- Tharp Cemetery, located in Section 2 T21S R3E.
Transportation
editU.S. Route 50 passes along the southern township edge, and follows roughly parallel to the BNSF Railway.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Catlin Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b "2010 Total Population - Township of Catlin". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ Marion County Cemetery List; KsGenWeb. (archived on archive.org)
- ^ Catlin Mennonite Church; Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encycolopedia Online.
- ^ Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.
Further reading
editExternal links
edit- Marion County website
- City-Data.com
- Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT