Center Township, Jewell County, Kansas

Center Township
Township
Location in Jewell County
Coordinates: 39°47′24″N 98°12′31″W / 39.79000°N 98.20861°WCoordinates: 39°47′24″N 98°12′31″W / 39.79000°N 98.20861°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jewell
Area
• Total	35.83 sq mi (92.8 km^2)
• Land	35.81 sq mi (92.74 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km^2)  0.06%
Elevation	1,768 ft (539 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,100
• Density	30.7/sq mi (11.9/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0471985

Center Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,100.

History

Center Township was organized in 1872. It was named for its location in the geographical center of Jewell County.^[1]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 35.83 square miles (92.8 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.06 square kilometers) or 0.06 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Mankato (the county seat)

Adjacent townships

• Holmwood Township (north)
• Richland Township (northeast)
• Washington Township (east)
• Buffalo Township (southeast)
• Calvin Township (south)
• Ionia Township (southwest)
• Limestone Township (west)
• Burr Oak Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Lutheran, Mount Hope and Saint Teresa.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 36
• K-14
• K-28

Airports and landing strips

• Mankato Airport

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "1878 History of Jewell County, Kansas". Blue Skyways (State Library of Kansas). Retrieved 30 December 2013.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com