Iowa Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Sherman County

Sherman County, Kansas

Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,010...

, Kansas

Kansas

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, United States

United States

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. The population was 44 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 106 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   — north
• Union Township
  Union Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Llanos Township — north...
  
   — northeast
• Kingery Township, Thomas County — east
• McAllester Township, Logan County — southeast
• Wallace Township, Wallace County — south
• Smoky Township
  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:...
  
   — west
• Itasca Township
  Itasca Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Itasca Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 321 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Voltaire Township — north...
  
   — northwestern corner

It lies southeast of the county seat

County seat

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 of Goodland

Goodland, Kansas

Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,489.-History:...

. There are no communities in the township.

The north fork of the Smoky Hill River

Smoky Hill River

The Smoky Hill River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through the U.S. states of Colorado and Kansas.-Names:The Smoky Hill gets its name from the Smoky Hills region of north-central Kansas through which it flows...

 flows through the southwestern part of Iowa Township, and the source of the south fork of the Solomon River

Solomon River

The Solomon River, often referred to as the "Solomon Fork", is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. The entire length of the river lies in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River.-Names:...

is located in the northeastern part of the township.

Government

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