title: Catlin Township, Marion County, Kansas
text: # Catlin Township, Marion County, Kansas
  
  Catlin Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 187, including a fraction of the city of Peabody.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Catlin Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.2 $km^2).$
  
  ## Communities
  
  The township contains the following settlements:
  
  * City of Peabody (north of 9th Street). The majority of Peabody is located in Peabody Township.
  
  ## Cemeteries
  
  The township contains the following cemeteries:
  
  * Catlin Mennonite Church Cemetery, located in Section 17 T21S R3E. The church was closed in 1961 then demolished in the 1960s.
  * Prairie Lawn Cemetery (aka Brookdell Cemetery), located in Section 34 T21S R3E. Main cemetery for city of Peabody.
  * Tharp Cemetery, located in Section 2 T21S R3E.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  U.S. Route 50 passes along the southern township edge, and follows roughly parallel to the BNSF Railway.
  
  