Center Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Center Township
Township

Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 097°38′31″W / 39.45833°N 97.64194°W / 39.45833; -97.64194Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 097°38′31″W / 39.45833°N 97.64194°W / 39.45833; -97.64194
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
 • Total 54.26 sq mi (140.52 km2)
 • Land 54.26 sq mi (140.52 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 1,624 ft (495 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 172
 • Density 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0473326

Center Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 172.

History

Center Township was organized in 1873. It was named from its position at the geographical center of Cloud County.[1]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 54.26 square miles (140.5 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Enterprise, Hall, Kindel and Pleasant Hill.

The stream of East Branch Oak Creek runs through this township.

References

  1. ↑ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 74.


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