Voltaire 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 252 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Wano Township, Cheyenne County
  Wano Township, Cheyenne County, Kansas
  Wano Township is a township in Cheyenne County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,104.-Geography:Wano Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, St. Francis...
  
   — north
• 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...
  
   — northeast
• 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:...
  
   — east
• 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:...
  
   — southeast
• 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...
  
   — south, east of Logan Township
• 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...
  
   — south, west of Itasca Township
• Lincoln Township
  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:*Grant Township — north...
  
   — southwestern corner
• Grant Township
  Grant Township, Sherman County, Kansas
  Grant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 115 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, along the Colorado border, it borders the following townships:...
  
   — west

The largest township in Sherman County, it lies north 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.

Some intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River

Republican River

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, flow through Voltaire Township.

Transportation

K-27

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, a north-south highway, is the only significant road in Voltaire Township. Goodland Municipal Airport

Goodland Municipal Airport

Goodland Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Goodland, a city in Sherman County, Kansas, United States. It is also known as Renner Field....

, a general aviation

General aviation

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field, lies in the southern part of the township, near Goodland.

Government

As an active township, Voltaire 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