Prairie Township is a Civil township, township in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, 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.

Communities

* Randall, Kansas, Randall

Adjacent townships

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

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Pleasant Prairie and Star.

Major highways

* K-14 (Kansas highway), K-14 * K-28 (Kansas highway), K-28

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

Townships in Jewell County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{JewellCountyKS-geo-stub