Lincoln Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.[1]
Geography edit
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:[2]
- Grant Township — north
- Voltaire Township — northeastern corner
- Logan Township — east
- Smoky Township — southeast
- McPherson Township — south
- Stateline Township — west
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Subcounty population estimates: Kansas 2000-2007". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 18, 2009. Archived from the original (CSV) on March 31, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
- ^ a b c DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 28. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Township, Sherman County, Kansas
- ^ §80-120[permanent dead link], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.