Official Name: | Cheyenne Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Barton |
Area Total Km2: | 187.11 |
Area Land Km2: | 174.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 12.72 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 72.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 67.34 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.91 |
Area Water Percent: | 6.8 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 207 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation M: | 549 |
Elevation Ft: | 1801 |
Coordinates: | 38.5225°N -98.6461°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0475521 |
Cheyenne Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 207.[1]
Cheyenne Township was organized in 1878.[2]
Cheyenne Township covers an area of 72.25sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. The unincorporated community of Redwing lies in the center of the township.[3] According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Holy Family.
The Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is located almost exclusively in Cheyenne Township; it occupies most of the southern half of the township. Blood Creek runs through some of the township's southern part, emptying into the lake at the center of Cheyenne Bottoms.
Two oil fields are located in Cheyenne Township: one in the northeast, and one in the west.