Itasca 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 321 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Voltaire Township
  Voltaire Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Voltaire Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   — north
• 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:...
  
   — east
• Iowa Township
  Iowa Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Iowa Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 44 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Washington Township — north...
  
   — southeastern corner
• 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:...
  
   — south
• Logan Township
  Logan Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Logan Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Voltaire Township — north...
  
   — west

It lies south 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:...

. While part of Goodland lies within the township's original boundaries, the city is not part of the township. There are no communities in the township proper.

The intermittent source of the south fork of Sappa Creek is located in Itasca Township.

Transportation

Interstate 70

Interstate 70

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 and U.S. Route 24

U.S. Route 24

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 run east-west through Itasca Township, while its western border with Logan Township is occupied by the north-south K-27

K-27 (Kansas highway)

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. A small airport lies in the northern part of the township. A railroad line also travels east-west through Itasca Township, just north of the interstate.

Government

As an active township, Itasca 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.