Smoky Township, Sherman County, Kansas

Cities and townships in Sherman County

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

1. "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.
2. Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
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: Smoky Township, Sherman County, Kansas
5. §80-120^[permanent dead link‍], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.

External links

• County website

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