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Center Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

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Center Township
Location in Doniphan County
Location in Doniphan County
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Area
 • Total
63.37 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)
 • Total
1,743
 • 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. p. 65.