title: Athens Township, Jewell County, Kansas
text: # Athens Township, Jewell County, Kansas
  
  Athens Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 74.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Athens Township covers an area of 39.47 square miles (102.24 square kilometers). The streams of Ash Creek, Middle Limestone Creek and West Limestone Creek run through this township.
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Ionia Township (north)
  * Calvin Township (northeast)
  * Browns Creek Township (east)
  * Glen Elder Township, Mitchell County (south)
  * Cawker Township, Mitchell County (southwest)
  * Erving Township (west)
  * Odessa Township (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains one cemetery, Athens.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * K-128
  
  ### Airports and landing strips
  
  * Rose Port Airport
  