Centre Township, Marion County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

38°21′05″N 96°59′17″W / 38.3513486°N 96.9881309°W / 38.3513486; -96.9881309^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyMarionArea

• Total52 sq mi (130 km²)Dimensions

• Length10.0 mi (16.1 km) • Width7.0 mi (11.3 km)Elevation

^[1]

1,375 ft (419 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total479 • Density9.2/sq mi (3.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code620FIPS code20-12437 ^[1]GNIS ID477247 ^[1]WebsiteCounty website

Centre Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the township population was 479, not including the city of Marion.^[2]

Geography

Centre Township covers an area of 52 square miles (134.7 km²). The Marion County Lake is located in the township.

Communities

The township contains the following settlements:

City of Marion.
Unincorporated community of Marion County Lake.

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries:^[3]

Harter Cemetery, located in Section 26 T19S R4E.
Highland Cemetery (aka Marion City Cemetery), located in Section 32 T20S R4E.

Transportation

U.S. Route 56 and U.S. Route 77 pass through the township. K-256 and K-150 state highway connect in the township.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Centre Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ ^a ^b "2010 Total Population - Township of Centre". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
^ Marion County Cemetery List; KsGenWeb. (archived on archive.org)
^ Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.