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Center Township, Cloud County, Kansas

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Center Township
Location in Cloud County
Location in Cloud County
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Area
 • Total
54.26 sq mi (140.52 km2)
 • Land54.26 sq mi (140.52 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,624 ft (495 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
172
 • Density3.2/sq mi (1.2/km2)
GNIS feature ID0473326

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.