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Laws

The Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with the approval of voters, either with or without a minimum of 30% of sales coming from food. Comanche County is one of 35 counties in the state that allows for the sale of liquor by the drink without the minimum food sales stipulation.

Education

Unified school districts

  • Comanche County USD 300

Communities

[[Image:Map of Comanche Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|right|300px|2005 map of Comanche County

Cities

  • Coldwater (county seat)
  • Protection
  • Wilmore

Unincorporated community

  • Buttermilk

Townships

Comanche County is divided into four townships. None of the cities within the county are considered "governmentally independent", and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

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! Township !! FIPS !! Population<br />center

! Population !! Population<br />density<br /><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq mi)</small>

! Land area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small> !! Water area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small> !! Water %

! Geographic coordinates

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| Avilla || 03525 || || 58 || 0 (0) || 309 (119) || 0 (0) || 0.15% ||

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| Coldwater || 14725 || Coldwater || 1,086 || 1 (3) || 1,099 (424) || 2 (1) || 0.17% ||

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| Powell || 57325 || || 89 || 0 (1) || 186 (72) || 0 (0) || 0.03% ||

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| Protection || 57875 || Protection || 734 || 2 (4) || 448 (173) || 1 (0) || 0.28% ||

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See also

  • Dry counties
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Kansas

References

;Notes

Further reading

  • Standard Atlas of Comanche County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1909.

;County

  • Comanche County - Directory of Public Officials

;Maps

  • Comanche County Township Map - Kansas Department of Transportation
  • Comanche County Road Maps - Kansas Department of Transportation
  • Kansas State Highway Maps - Kansas Department of Transportation