Center Township is a
township
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in
Clark County, Kansas
Clark County (county code CA) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 1,991. Its county seat and most populous city is Ashland.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 1,097.
History
The
Cimarron Redoubt, an
Army
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fortification built in 1870, is located along Clark Creek (Redoubt Creek) south of its confluence with the
Cimarron River, in southern Clark Township.
[DeLorme. ''Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer''. 4th ed. ]Yarmouth
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**Yarmouth (electoral district)
* Yarmouth Township, Ontario
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, 2009, 70. .
Geography
Center Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement,
Ashland (the county seat). According to the
USGS
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, it contains one cemetery, Saint Josephs and Highland.
The streams of Big Sandy Creek, Bullard Creek, Casino Creek, East Branch Bear Creek, Keiger Creek, Little Sandy Creek, Redhole Creek, Redoubt Creek, Spring Creek, Stink Creek and West Branch Bear Creek run through this township.
Transportation
Center Township contains one airport or landing strip, Harold Krier Field.
References
External links
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Townships in Clark County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas
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