Official Name: | Center Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jewell |
Area Total Km2: | 92.8 |
Area Land Km2: | 92.74 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.83 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.81 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.06 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1100 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.9 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 30.7 |
Elevation M: | 539 |
Elevation Ft: | 1768 |
Coordinates: | 39.79°N -98.2086°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0471985 |
Center Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,100.
Center Township was organized in 1872. It was named for its location in the geographical center of Jewell County.[1]
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.
The township contains three cemeteries: Lutheran, Mount Hope and Saint Teresa.