Centre Township, Marion County, Kansas

Centre Township
Marion County, Kansas
Centre Township; Marion County, Kansas
Township
	Location within Marion County
	Centre Township Location within the state of Kansas
	Coordinates: 38°21′05″N96°59′17″W / 38.3513486°N 96.9881309°W Coordinates: 38°21′05″N96°59′17″W / 38.3513486°N 96.9881309°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Area
• Total	52 sq mi (130 km2)
Dimensions
• Length	10.0 mi (16.1 km)
• Width	7.0 mi (11.3 km)
Elevation	1,375 ft (419 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	479
• Density	9.2/sq mi (3.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-12437
GNIS ID	477247
Website	County website

Last updated February 15, 2023

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]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Centre Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
1 2 "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.

External links

Marion County website
City-Data.com
Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Centre Township, Marion County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[Census2010-2] 1 2 "2010 Total Population - Township of Centre". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2013.

[CemeteryList-3] Marion County Cemetery List; KsGenWeb. (archived on archive.org)

[4] Marion County Highway Map; KSDOT.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Marion
Cities	Burns Durham Florence Goessel Hillsboro Lehigh Lincolnville Lost Springs Marion Peabody Ramona Tampa	Map of Kansas highlighting Marion County
Unincorporated communities	Antelope Aulne Canada Eastshore† (at Marion Reservoir) Marion County Lake Pilsen†
Ghost towns	Elk‡ Gnadenau Hampson Oursler Waldeck Watchorn
Townships	Blaine Catlin Centre Clark Clear Creek Colfax Doyle Durham Park East Branch Fairplay Gale Grant Lehigh Liberty Logan Lost Springs Menno Milton Moore Peabody Risley Summit West Branch Wilson
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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