Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census.[1]
Geography edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 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.
- ^ 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. 28-29. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Township, Sherman County, Kansas
- ^ §80-120[permanent dead link], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.