Lincoln Township, Sherman County, Kansas



Lincoln Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: It lies west of the county seat of Goodland. There are no cities in the township, although the unincorporated community of Ruleton lies in the center of the township.
 * Grant Township — north
 * Voltaire Township — northeastern corner
 * Logan Township — east
 * Smoky Township — southeast
 * McPherson Township — south
 * Stateline Township — west

Intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, flow through Lincoln Township.

Transportation
Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 24 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.