Cedar Township is a township in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 484.
History Cedar Township was established in 1875 as one of the original nine townships of Smith County. It lost parts of its land to create other townships: Swan Township, Pleasant Township, Lane Township and Valley Township. Modern Harvey Township was moved to land that was partially in Cedar Township as well.
Geography Cedar Township covers an area of 35.935 square miles (93.07 square kilometers).
Communities Kensington
Adjacent townships
Transportation Major highways
Demographics As of the 2020 census, there were 484 people and 318 households residing in the township. The population density was . There were 379 housing units. The racial makeup of the township was 94.8% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from some other race, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.0% of the population.
There were 318 households: 52.5% were married couples living together, 29.6% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 17.0% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average family size was 2.90 people. 38.8% of people in the township older than 24 had a college degree, and the township had an employment rate of 57.8%.
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External links Smith County website