Center Township is one of 37
townships
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in
Washington County,
Arkansas
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,
USA
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["Township of Center, Washington County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau]
Breakdown.
Retrieved September 15, 2010. At the
2010 census, its total population was 1,518.
Center Township was established in 1880.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Center Township covers an area of ; all land.
Center Township was created in 1880 from parts of
Prairie
Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the ...
and
Marrs Hill Townships.
It has three disconnected sections.
Cities, towns, villages
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Appleby
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Starks
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Walnut Grove
Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Cemetery Hill.
Major routes
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U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Can ...
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Arkansas Highway 170
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Washington County, Arkansas
Populated places established in 1880
1880 establishments in Arkansas
Townships in Arkansas