Liberty Township, Dickinson County, Kansas
Liberty Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 405. Liberty Township was organized in 1873. Geography Liberty Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Woodbine, and one unincorporated settlement, Lyona. It contains three cemeteries: Lyona, Riffel, and Woodbine. Further reading References USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) External links Townships in Dickinson County, Kansas Townships in Kansas {{DickinsonCountyKS-geo-stub ...
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ...
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