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Lakin’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lakin Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 262.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 262 to 251 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1943.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lakin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lakin’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Lakin

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Kari WahlgrenKari WahlgrenHoisington · 15 miJerry MoranJerry MoranGreat Bend · 9 miWHWally HickelEllinwood · 2 miClarence R. HuebnerClarence R. HuebnerBushton · 13 miKarrin AllysonKarrin AllysonGreat Bend · 9 miRoy StrykerRoy StrykerGreat Bend · 9 mi
By decade

Lakin, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lakin is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lakin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wolf Park Band Shell in Ellinwood, 2.1 miles away.

Lakin and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Lakin. Tap a dot.
Wolf Park Band ShellWolf HotelSanta Fe Trail-Rice County Segment 1 (Boundary Increase)Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Trail SegmentsCrest TheaterHigh Rise Apartments

Closest to Lakin

Wolf Park Band ShellEllinwood · Building2.1miWolf HotelEllinwood · Building2.3miSanta Fe Trail-Rice County Segment 1 (Boundary Increase)Pioneer · Site7.6miSanta Fe Trail-Rice County Trail SegmentsPioneer · Site7.8miCrest TheaterGreat Bend · Building10.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Wolf Park Band Shell’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lakin?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lakin’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Ellinwood📜 Comanche📜 Logan📜 Pioneer
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