Center Township, Doniphan County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°47′45″N 095°05′01″W / 39.79583°N 95.08361°W / 39.79583; -95.08361
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Center Township
2000)
 • Total
1,743
 • Density27.9/sq mi (10.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID0472813

Center Township is a

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.