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Union Township, Sherman County, Kansas

Cities and townships in Sherman County

Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census.[1]

Geography

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

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

Several intermittent headwaters of Sappa Creek flow through Union Township.[3]

Transportation

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

Government

Union 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". 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. ^ a b c DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 28-29. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  5. ^ §80-120[permanent dead link], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.

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