Voltaire Township is one of the thirteen

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of Sherman County,

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. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:Detailed Kansas map

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, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23. * Wano Township, Cheyenne County — north * Bird City Township, Cheyenne County — northeast * Shermanville Township — east * Washington Township — southeast * Itasca Township — south, east of Logan Township * Logan Township — south, west of Itasca Township * Lincoln Township — southwestern corner * Grant Township — west The largest township in Sherman County, it lies north of the

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of Goodland. While part of Goodland lies within the township's original boundaries,DeLorme. ''Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer''. 4th ed. Yarmouth:

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, 2009, p. 15, 28. . the city is not part of the township. There are no communities in the township proper. Some intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the

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, flow through Voltaire Township.

Transportation

K-27, a north–south highway, is the only significant road in Voltaire Township.

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, a

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field, lies in the southern part of the township, near Goodland.

Government

As an active township, Voltaire 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.§80-301
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. Accessed 2009-03-23.

References

External links

County website
{{authority control Townships in Sherman County, Kansas Townships in Kansas