Prairie Township, Jewell County, Kansas

39°36′25″N 98°05′26″W / 39.60694°N 98.09056°W / 39.60694; -98.09056CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyJewellArea • Total37.05 sq mi (95.95 km²) • Land37.04 sq mi (95.94 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)  0.01%Elevation1,535 ft (468 m)Population • Total172 • Density4.6/sq mi (1.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0472108

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

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.

• Randall

• 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)

The township contains two cemeteries: Pleasant Prairie and Star.

• K-14
• K-28

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com