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Lincoln Township, Jackson County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°20′25″N 95°51′31″W / 39.34028°N 95.85861°W / 39.34028; -95.85861
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Lincoln Township
Location within Jackson County
Location within Jackson County
Lincoln Township is located in Kansas
Lincoln Township
Lincoln Township
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 39°20′25″N 95°51′31″W / 39.34028°N 95.85861°W / 39.34028; -95.85861
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJackson
Area
 • Total98.35 sq mi (254.73 km2)
 • Land98.31 sq mi (254.62 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,046
 • Density10.6/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS ID478183 [1]

Lincoln Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,046. The township is located entirely within the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation.

Geography

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Lincoln Township covers an area of 98.35 square miles (254.73 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.12 square kilometers) or 0.05 percent is water. Big Elm Creek, Crow Creek, Little Elm Creek, and South Branch Soldier Creek streams run through this township.

Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Danceground, Mitchell, and Shipsee.

Major highways

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Lincoln Township, Jackson County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
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