Prairie Township, Jewell County, Kansas

Prairie Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 172.

Prairie Township
Township
Location in Jewell County
Coordinates: 39°36′25″N 98°05′26″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jewell
Area
• Total	37.05 sq mi (95.95 km2)
• Land	37.04 sq mi (95.94 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	1,535 ft (468 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	172
• Density	4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0472108

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

Adjacent townships

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

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Pleasant Prairie and Star.

Major highways

• K-14
• K-28