Smoky Township, Sherman County, Kansas



Smoky Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.

Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: It lies south of the county seat of Goodland. There are no communities in the township.
 * Logan Township — north, west of Itasca Township
 * Itasca Township — north, east of Logan Township
 * Washington Township — northeastern corner
 * Iowa Township — east
 * Wallace Township, Wallace County — southeast
 * Sharon Springs Township, Wallace County — south
 * McPherson Township — west
 * Lincoln Township — northwest

The north fork of the Smoky Hill River flows through Smoky Township. The Sherman Wildlife Area, with areas devoted to hunting and camping, is centered on a lake in the western part of the township, where the river is dammed.

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

Government
Smoky Township is currently inactive; by Kansas law, when a township becomes inactive, its powers and duties revert to the county government.