The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCenter Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 625.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 625 to 651 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Center yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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1 historic place in Center
1 place in Center is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Kansasby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2004first listedStranger Creek Warren Truss Bridge
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Structures
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.