Lincoln Township
Township
Location within Jackson County
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
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	98.35 sq mi (254.73 km2)
• Land	98.31 sq mi (254.62 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.05%
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,046
• Density	10.6/sq mi (4.1/km2)
GNIS ID	478183 [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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Cemeteries[edit]

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

Major highways[edit]

• U.S. Route 75

References[edit]

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links[edit]

• City-Data.com