Athens Township
Township
Location in Jewell County
Coordinates: 39°36′05″N 98°19′51″W / 39.60139°N 98.33083°W / 39.60139; -98.33083
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jewell
Area
• Total	39.47 sq mi (102.24 km2)
• Land	39.47 sq mi (102.24 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	1,503 ft (458 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	74
• Density	1.9/sq mi (0.72/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0472091

Athens Township is a township in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 74.

Athens Township covers an area of 39.47 square miles (102.24 square kilometers). The streams of Ash Creek, Middle Limestone Creek and West Limestone Creek run through this township.

• Ionia Township (north)
• Calvin Township (northeast)
• Browns Creek Township (east)
• Glen Elder Township, Mitchell County (south)
• Cawker Township, Mitchell County (southwest)
• Erving Township (west)
• Odessa Township (northwest)

The township contains one cemetery, Athens.

• K-128

• Rose Port Airport

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

• City-Data.com