Voltaire Township, Sherman County, Kansas

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Cities and townships in Sherman County

Voltaire Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. [1]

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Geography

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

The largest township in Sherman County, it lies north of the county seat of Goodland. While part of Goodland lies within the township's original boundaries, [3] the city is not part of the township. [2] There are no communities in the township proper. [3]

Some intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, flow through Voltaire Township. [3]

Transportation

K-27, a north–south highway, is the only significant road in Voltaire Township. Goodland Municipal Airport, a general aviation field, lies in the southern part of the township, near Goodland. [3]

Government

As an active township, [4] Voltaire 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. 1 2 Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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: Voltaire 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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