Lincoln Township, Jackson County, Kansas

39°20′25″N 95°51′31″W / 39.34028°N 95.85861°W / 39.34028; -95.85861CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyJacksonArea • Total98.35 sq mi (254.73 km²) • Land98.31 sq mi (254.62 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km²)  0.05%Elevation1,089 ft (332 m)Population • 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

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

• Banner Township (north)
• Franklin Township (northeast)
• Cedar Township (east)
• Douglas Township (southeast)
• Washington Township (southwest)
• Adrian Township (west)
• Grant Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• U.S. Route 75

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• City-Data.com