Logan Township, Sherman County, Kansas Explained

Logan Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.^[1]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:^[2]

• Voltaire Township — north
• Itasca Township — east
• Smoky Township — south
• Lincoln Township — west
• Grant Township — northwestern corner

It lies west of the county seat of Goodland. While part of Goodland lies within the township's original boundaries,^[3] the city is not part of the township. There are no communities in the township proper.

Several intermittent headwaters of Beaver and Sappa creeks flow through Logan Township.

Transportation

Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 24 travel east–west through Logan Township, and K-27 runs north–south along the border with Itasca Township.Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 24 travel east–west through the township. A railroad line also travels east–west through Logan Township, just north of the interstate.

Government

As an active township, Logan 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.^[4]

External links

• County website

39.3292°N -101.7839°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subcounty population estimates: Kansas 2000-2007 . . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 2009-03-18 . 2009-03-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090331144349/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-20.csv . 2009-03-31 .
2. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/ks_cosub.pdf Detailed Kansas map
3. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 28. .
4. http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-statutes/getStatute.do?number=39998 §80-301