Lincoln Township is one of the thirteen

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, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Grant Township — north * Voltaire Township — northeastern corner * Logan Township — east * Smoky Township — southeast * McPherson Township — south * Stateline Township — west It lies west of the

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of Goodland. There are no cities in the township, although the

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of Ruleton lies in the center of the township.DeLorme. ''Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer''. 4th ed. Yarmouth:

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, 2009, p. 28. . Intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the

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, flow through Lincoln Township.

Transportation

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and

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travel east–west through Lincoln Township. A railroad line also travels east–west through Lincoln Township, just north of the interstate.

Government

Lincoln Township is currently inactive; by Kansas law, when a township becomes inactive, its powers and duties revert to the county government.§80-120

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. Accessed 2009-03-23.

References

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