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Payne Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas

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Payne Township
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Township
Location within Sedgwick County
Location within Sedgwick County
Ninnescah Township is located in Kansas
Ninnescah Township
Ninnescah Township
Location within state of Kansas
Coordinates: 37°46′55″N 97°12′31″W / 37.78194°N 97.20861°W / 37.78194; -97.20861[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySedgwick
Founded1870
Named forDavid L. Payne
Government
 • District 1 County CommissionerPete Meitzner[2]
Area
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 • Total
25.622 sq mi (66.36 km2)
 • Land25.56 sq mi (66.2 km2)
 • Water0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.24%
Elevation
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1,401 ft (427 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,296
 • Density50.70/sq mi (19.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-55075 [1]
GNIS ID473868 [1]
Websitepaynetownship.org

Payne Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,296.[4]

History

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Payne Township was named for David L. Payne, a pioneer known as the "Father of Oklahoma", who was also the first settler in what was to become the township. Payne settled there on April 5, 1870. The township was established in the fall of 1870.[5][6]

Geography

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Communities

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Adjacent townships

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Lincoln Township, Sedgwick County
Grant Township, Sedgwick Countynorthwestnorth
Kechi Township, Sedgwick CountywestselfeastBenton Township, Butler County
southsoutheastBruno Township, Butler County
Minneha Township, Sedgwick County

Transportation

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Major highways

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Payne Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Board of County Commissioners Districts". sedgwickcounty.org. Sedgwick County, Kansas. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. "Kansas County Subdivisions Gazetteer". www2.census.gov. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau. (April 1, 2020). "RACE". Retrieved September 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 631.
  6. ↑ Cutler, William G. (1883). History of the State of Kansas. Kansas Collection Books: A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. ISBN 0608369616. Retrieved September 28, 2026. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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