Smoky Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census. [1]
Smoky Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census. [1]
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: [2]
It lies south of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township. [3]
The north fork of the Smoky Hill River flows through Smoky Township. The Sherman Wildlife Area, with areas devoted to hunting and camping, is centered on a lake in the western part of the township, where the river is dammed. [3]
K-27, a north–south highway, is the only significant road in Smoky Township. [3]
Smoky 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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