Lyon Township, Cherokee County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

37°03′34″N 094°54′15″W / 37.05944°N 94.90417°W / 37.05944; -94.90417CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyCherokeeArea

• Total50.14 sq mi (129.87 km²) • Land50.1 sq mi (129.76 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²) 0.08%Elevation

879 ft (268 m)Population

(2000)

• Total528 • Density10.5/sq mi (4.1/km²)GNIS feature ID0469272

Lyon Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 528.

Geography

Lyon Township covers an area of 50.14 square miles (129.9 km²) and contains one Ghost Town, Treece. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Greenlawn, Johnson Family, Moore and Mound.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

City-Data.com

Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Columbus

Cities

Baxter Springs
Columbus
Galena
Roseland
Scammon
Weir
West Mineral

Unincorporated
communities

Ghost towns

Treece

Townships

Footnotes

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.