Smoky Township, Sherman County, Kansas
Smoky Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.[1]
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:[2]
- Logan Township — north, west of Itasca Township
- Itasca Township — north, east of Logan Township
- Washington Township — northeastern corner
- Iowa Township — east
- Wallace Township, Wallace County — southeast
- Sharon Springs Township, Wallace County — south
- McPherson Township — west
- Lincoln Township — northwest
It lies south of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township.[3]
The north fork of the Smoky Hill River flows through Smoky Township. The Sherman Wildlife Area, with areas devoted to hunting and camping, is centered on a lake in the western part of the township, where the river is dammed.[3]
Transportation
K-27, a north-south highway, is the only significant road in Smoky Township.[3]
Government
Smoky Township is currently inactive;[4] by Kansas law, when a township becomes inactive, its powers and duties revert to the county government.[5]
References
- ↑ "Subcounty population estimates: Kansas 2000-2007" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
- 1 2 3 DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 28. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smoky Township, Sherman County, Kansas
- ↑ §80-120, Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.
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Coordinates: 39°10′36″N 101°44′35″W / 39.17667°N 101.74306°W