Shermanville Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census.[1]
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:[2]
- Bird City Township, Cheyenne County — north
- Llanos Township — east
- Union Township — southeastern corner
- Washington Township — south
- Voltaire Township — west
It lies northeast of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township.[3]
The intermittent Sappa and Beaver creeks flow through Shermanville Township.[3]
Transportation
editOnly local roads are located in Shermanville Township.[3]
Government
editShermanville 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 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. 15-16, 28-29. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shermanville Township, Sherman County, Kansas
- ^ §80-120[permanent dead link], Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.