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Voltaire Township, Sherman County, Kansas

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]

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]

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. ^ a b Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.

39°28′30″N 101°40′32″W / 39.47500°N 101.67556°W / 39.47500; -101.67556

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire_Township,_Sherman_County,_Kansas