Official Name: | Prairie 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: | 95.95 |
Area Land Km2: | 95.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.05 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.04 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 172 |
Population Density Km2: | 1.8 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 4.6 |
Elevation M: | 468 |
Elevation Ft: | 1535 |
Coordinates: | 39.6069°N -98.0906°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0472108 |
Prairie Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 172.
Prairie Township covers an area of 37.05 square miles (95.95 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.01 square kilometers) or 0.01 percent is water. The streams of Dry Creek, Dry Creek, East Buffalo Creek, Spring Creek and West Buffalo Creek run through this township.
The township contains two cemeteries: Pleasant Prairie and Star.