title: Center Township, Jewell County, Kansas
text: # Center Township, Jewell County, Kansas
  
  Center Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,100.
  
  ## History
  
  Center Township was organized in 1872. It was named for its location in the geographical center of Jewell County.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Center Township covers an area of 35.83 square miles (92.8 square kilometers); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.06 square kilometers) or 0.06 percent is water.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Mankato (the county seat)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Holmwood Township (north)
  * Richland Township (northeast)
  * Washington Township (east)
  * Buffalo Township (southeast)
  * Calvin Township (south)
  * Ionia Township (southwest)
  * Limestone Township (west)
  * Burr Oak Township (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains three cemeteries: Lutheran, Mount Hope and Saint Teresa.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 36
  * K-14
  * K-28
  
  ### Airports and landing strips
  
  * Mankato Airport
  