Lincoln Township, Sherman County, Kansas

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Cities and townships in Sherman County

Lincoln Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census. [1]

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Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: [2]

It lies west of the county seat of Goodland. There are no cities in the township, although the unincorporated community of Ruleton lies in the center of the township. [3]

Intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, flow through Lincoln Township. [3]

Transportation

Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 24 travel east–west through Lincoln Township. A railroad line also travels east–west through Lincoln Township, just north of the interstate. [3]

Government

Lincoln Township is currently inactive; [4] by Kansas law, when a township becomes inactive, its powers and duties revert to the county government. [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 March 31, 2009. 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. 28. ISBN   0-89933-342-7.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  5. ↑ §80-120 [ permanent dead link ], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.

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