Center Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States
39°47′45″N 095°05′01″W / 39.79583°N 95.08361°W / 39.79583; -95.08361CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDoniphanArea
 • Total63.37 sq mi (164.12 km2) • Land62.54 sq mi (161.97 km2) • Water0.83 sq mi (2.16 km2)  1.32%Elevation
1,148 ft (350 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,743 • Density27.9/sq mi (10.8/km2)GNIS feature ID0472813

Center Township is a township in Doniphan County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,743.

History

Center Township (spelled historically Centre) was organized in 1856.[1]

Geography

Center Township covers an area of 63.37 square miles (164.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Troy (the county seat). According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Charleston, Courter-Ritchey, Mount Olive and Saint Charles.

The stream of Mosquito Creek runs through this township.

Transportation

Center Township contains two airports or landing strips: Masters Field and Troy Airport.

References

  1. ^ Gray, Patrick Leopoldo (1905). Gray's Doniphan County History: A Record of the Happenings of Half a Hundred Years. Roycroft Press. pp. 65.
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

  • US-Counties.com
  • City-Data.com
  • v
  • t
  • e
Municipalities and communities of Doniphan County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Troy
Cities
Map of Kansas highlighting Doniphan County
Map of Kansas highlighting Doniphan County
Unincorporated
communitiesGhost townsIndian reservationsTownshipsFootnotes
†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
  • Kansas portal
  • United States portal


Stub icon

This article about a location in Doniphan County, Kansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e