Payne Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, it has a population of 1,119.[2]
Payne Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Payne Township in Sedgwick County | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 97°12′31″W / 37.78194°N 97.20861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sedgwick |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.05 sq mi (80.4 km2) |
| • Land | 30.99 sq mi (80.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,404 ft (428 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,119 |
| • Density | 36.1/sq mi (13.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 473868[1] |
History
editPayne Township was named for David L. Payne, a pioneer known as the "Father of Oklahoma".[3]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Kansas: 2000 Population and Housing Counts" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. July 2003. p. 27. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 631.
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