Prairie Township, Jewell County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Prairie Township is a township
in Jewell County
, Kansas
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 172.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Jewell County
Jewell County, Kansas
Jewell County is a county located in North Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,077. Its county seat and most populous city is Mankato.-19th century:...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 172.
Geography
Prairie Township covers an area of 37.05 square miles (95.95 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.01 square kilometers) or 0.01 percent is water. The streams of Dry Creek, Dry Creek, East Buffalo Creek, Spring Creek and West Buffalo Creek run through this township.Adjacent townships
- Buffalo TownshipBuffalo Township, Jewell County, KansasBuffalo Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 574.-Geography:Buffalo Township covers an area of 40.61 square miles ; of this, 0.03 square miles or 0.07 percent is water...
(north) - Vicksburg TownshipVicksburg Township, Jewell County, KansasVicksburg Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 28.-Geography:Vicksburg Township covers an area of 35.77 square miles...
(northeast) - Allen TownshipAllen Township, Jewell County, KansasAllen Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 43.-Geography:Allen Township covers an area of 34.85 square miles ; of this, 0.01 square miles or 0.02 percent is water...
(east) - Plum Creek Township, Mitchell County (south)
- Solomon Rapids Township, Mitchell County (southwest)
- Browns Creek TownshipBrowns Creek Township, Jewell County, KansasBrowns Creek Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 64.-Geography:Browns Creek Township covers an area of 36.02 square miles ; of this, 0.01 square miles or 0.02 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:* Calvin Township * Buffalo Township *...
(west)