Lincoln Township, Sherman County, Kansas

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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Subcounty population estimates: Kansas 2000-2007" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  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, Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.

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Coordinates: 39°19′02″N 101°53′04″W / 39.31722°N 101.88444°W / 39.31722; -101.88444

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