McPherson Township, Sherman County, Kansas explained

McPherson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 52 at the 2000 census.[1]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, along the Colorado border, it borders the following townships:[2]

Kit Carson County lies across the Colorado border to the west.

It lies southwest of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township.[3]

The north fork of the Smoky Hill River flows through McPherson Township.

Transportation

Only local roads are located in McPherson Township.

Government

As an active township, McPherson 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

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