Voltaire Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.[1]
Geography edit
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:[2]
- Wano Township, Cheyenne County — north
- Bird City Township, Cheyenne County — northeast
- Shermanville Township — east
- Washington Township — southeast
- Itasca Township — south, east of Logan Township
- Logan Township — south, west of Itasca Township
- Lincoln Township — southwestern corner
- Grant Township — west
The largest township in Sherman County, it lies north of the county seat of Goodland. While part of Goodland lies within the township's original boundaries,[3] the city is not part of the township.[2] There are no communities in the township proper.[3]
Some intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, flow through Voltaire Township.[3]
Transportation edit
K-27, a north–south highway, is the only significant road in Voltaire Township. Goodland Municipal Airport, a general aviation field, lies in the southern part of the township, near Goodland.[3]
Government edit
As an active township,[4] Voltaire 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 September 26, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ a b Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
- ^ a b c d DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 15, 28. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Voltaire Township, Sherman County, Kansas
- ^ §80-301[permanent dead link] and §80-505[permanent dead link], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.