Prairie Township, Jewell County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Prairie Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jewell
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area_total_km2 = 95.95
area_land_km2 = 95.94
area_water_km2 = 0.01
area_total_sq_mi = 37.05
area_land_sq_mi = 37.04
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.01

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 172
population_density_km2 = 1.8
population_density_sq_mi = 4.6

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elevation_m = 468
elevation_ft = 1535
latd = 39
latm = 36
lats = 25
latNS = N
longd = 98
longm = 05
longs = 26
longEW = W

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Prairie Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 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.

Cities and towns

* Randall

Adjacent townships

* Buffalo Township (north)
* Vicksburg Township (northeast)
* Allen Township (east)
* Plum Creek Township, Mitchell County (south)
* Solomon Rapids Township, Mitchell County (southwest)
* Browns Creek Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Pleasant Prairie and Star.

Major highways

* K-14
* K-28

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Prairie-Jewell-KS.html City-Data.com]