Center Township, Washington County, Arkansas

Township in Arkansas, United States

36°02′45″N 94°15′46″W / 36.04583°N 94.26278°W / 36.04583; -94.26278Country

United StatesState

ArkansasCountyWashingtonEstablished1880^[1]Area

• Total9.13 sq mi (23.6 km²) • Land9.09 sq mi (23.5 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0%Elevation

^[2]

1,214 ft (370 m)Population

(2010)

• Total1,518 • Density167/sq mi (64/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code479GNIS feature ID69782^[2]

Center Township is one of 37 townships in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.^[3] At the 2010 census, its total population was 1,518.

Center Township was established in 1880.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Center Township covers an area of 21.3 square miles (55 km²); all land.^[3] Center Township was created in 1880 from parts of Prairie and Marrs Hill Townships.^[1] It has three disconnected sections.

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Cemetery Hill.

Major routes

References

^ ^a ^b Baker, Russell (2003). Arkansas Township Atlas 1819-1930. Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Genealogical Society. p. 148. ISBN 0-9723085-6-3.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Township, Washington County, Arkansas
^ ^a ^b "Township of Center, Washington County, Arkansas." U.S. Census Bureau. Breakdown. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 167.