Center Township, KS Public Records
Center Township is a township with its own local government in Decatur County, Kansas, with an estimated population of 53 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 35.8 square miles of land.
🏢 Center Township Office
Center Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township clerk under the Kansas Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the township; see the offices below.
Center Township has no entry with a contact address in the 2022 Census of Governments listing, our source for local government offices, so we do not list a contact for its own office. Use the county offices below.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Center
Center Township is in Decatur County. In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county.
📍 Decatur County at a Glance
| County | Decatur County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 2,716 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Decatur County District Court – Clerk of the District Court (Decatur County Courthouse)
| Address | 120 E Hall St., Oberlin, KS 67749 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (785) 475-8107 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Kansas District Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic, probate, small claims, traffic); the Clerk of the District Court keeps the files |
| Official website | dccoks.org |
| Sources | kscourts.gov/…/17th-Judicial-District ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Decatur County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Center
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Center, KS:
📋 Center Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Office of Vital StatisticsCertified birth and death certificates for Kansas are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Decatur County courthouse. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Kansas Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | National Sex Offender Public Website (U.S. Department of Justice), which searches the Kansas registry |