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Center Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 097°38′31″W / 39.45833°N 97.64194°W / 39.45833; -97.64194
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Center Township
Location in Cloud County
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°27′30″N 097°38′31″W / 39.45833°N 97.64194°W / 39.45833; -97.64194
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
 • Total
182
 • Density3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS ID473326

Center Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 182.[1]

History

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Center Township was organized in 1873. It was named from its position at the geographical center of Cloud County.[2]

Geography

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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

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  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ 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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