Union Township, Sherman County, Kansas
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]
- Llanos Township — north
- West Hale Township, Thomas County — northeast
- Kingery Township, Thomas County — southeast
- Iowa Township — south
- Washington Township — west
- Shermanville Township — northwestern corner
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
- ↑ "Subcounty population estimates: Kansas 2000-2007". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-18. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2008-09-26. 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. 28-29. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Township, Sherman County, Kansas
- ↑ §80-120, Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.
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Coordinates: 39°19′49″N 101°26′49″W / 39.33028°N 101.44694°W