Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas

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Grant Township
Township
Map highlighting Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas.svg
Location in Sherman County
Coordinates: 39°29′00″N101°56′32″W / 39.48333°N 101.94222°W / 39.48333; -101.94222
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas
County Sherman
Area
 • Total136.93 sq mi (354.64 km2)
 • Land136.89 sq mi (354.55 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
3,812 ft (1,162 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total115
 • Density0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2)
ZIP codes
67735, 67741
GNIS feature ID 0485216

Grant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 115 at the 2000 census. [1]

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, along the Colorado border, it borders the following townships: [2]

Kit Carson County lies across the Colorado border to the west.

It lies northwest of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township. [3]

Several intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, are located in Grant Township. [3]

Transportation

Only local roads are located in Grant Township. A small airport, Wright International Airport, lies in the township's southwest. [3]

Government

As an active township, [4] Grant Township is governed by a three-member board, composed of the township trustee, the township treasurer, and the township clerk. The trustee acts as the township executive. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Subcounty population estimates: Kansas 2000-2007". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 18, 2009. Archived from the original (CSV) on September 26, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
  3. 1 2 3 DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 15, 28. ISBN   0-89933-342-7.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  5. ↑ §80-301 [ permanent dead link ] and §80-505 [ permanent dead link ], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.
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