Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas

Grant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 115 at the 2000 census.[1]

Grant Township
Township
Location in Sherman County
Location in Sherman County
Coordinates: 39°29′00″N 101°56′32″W
Country United States
State Kansas
CountySherman
Area
 • Total136.93 sq mi (354.64 km2)
 • Land136.89 sq mi (354.55 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
3,812 ft (1,162 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total115
 • Density0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2)
ZIP codes
67735, 67741
GNIS feature ID0485216

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, along the Colorado border, it borders the following townships:[2]

Kit Carson County lies across the Colorado border to the west.

It lies northwest of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township.[3]

Several intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, are located in Grant Township.[3]

Transportation

Only local roads are located in Grant Township. A small airport, Wright International Airport, lies in the township's southwest.[3]

Government

As an active township,[4] Grant 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
  1. "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.
  2. Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23.
  3. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 15, 28. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  5. §80-301 and §80-505, Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.
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