Llanos 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

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. The population was 43 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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

• Bird City Township, Cheyenne County
  Bird City Township, Cheyenne County, Kansas
  Bird City Township is a township in Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 771.-Geography:Bird City Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Bird City...
  
   — north
• Rocewood Township, Rawlins County — northeast
• Barrett Township, Thomas County — east
• West Hale Township, Thomas County — southeast
• 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...
  
   — south
• 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:...
  
   — southwestern corner
• Shermanville Township
  Shermanville Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Shermanville Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   — west

It lies northwest 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 intermittent Sappa and Beaver creeks flow through Llanos Township.

Government

As an active township, Llanos 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.

External links

• County website