McPherson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 52 at the 2000 census.[1]
Geography edit
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, along the Colorado border, it borders the following townships:[2]
- Stateline Township — north
- Lincoln Township — northeast
- Smoky Township — east
- Sharon Springs Township, Wallace County — southeast
- Weskan Township, Wallace County — southwest
Kit Carson County lies across the Colorado border to the west.
It lies southwest of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township.[3]
The north fork of the Smoky Hill River flows through McPherson Township.[3]
Transportation edit
Only local roads are located in McPherson Township.[3]
Government edit
As an active township,[4] McPherson 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 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: McPherson Township, Sherman County, Kansas
- ^ §80-301[permanent dead link] and §80-505[permanent dead link], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.