Smoky Township is one of the thirteen
townships
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of
Sherman County,
Kansas
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,
United States
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. The population was 87 at the
2000 census.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Logan Township — north, west of Itasca Township
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Itasca Township — north, east of Logan Township
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Washington Township — northeastern corner
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Iowa Township — east
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Wallace Township, Wallace County — southeast
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Sharon Springs Township, Wallace County
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— south
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McPherson Township — west
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Lincoln Township — northwest
It lies south of the
county seat
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of
Goodland. There are no communities in the township.
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, 2009, p. 28. .
The north fork of the
Smoky Hill River
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flows through Smoky Township. The Sherman Wildlife Area, with areas devoted to hunting and camping, is centered on a lake in the western part of the township, where the river is dammed.
Transportation
K-27, a north–south highway, is the only significant road in Smoky Township.
Government
Smoky Township is currently inactive; by Kansas law, when a township becomes inactive, its powers and duties revert to the county government.
§80-120
Kansas Statutes
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. Accessed 2009-03-23.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Sherman County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas