Payne Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Payne Township
Township
Location of Payne Township in Sedgwick County
Coordinates: 37°46′55″N97°12′31″W / 37.78194°N 97.20861°W / 37.78194; -97.20861
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]

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]

History

Payne Township was named for David L. Payne, a pioneer known as the "Father of Oklahoma". ^[3]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Kansas: 2000 Population and Housing Counts" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. July 2003. p. 27. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
3. Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 631.