Lincoln Township is one of thirteen townships in Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91.
Geography Lincoln Township is located in the western part of the county.
It lies west of the county seat of Goodland. There are no cities in the township, although the unincorporated community of Ruleton lies in the center of the township.DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 28. .
Intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, flow through Lincoln Township.
Adjacent townships
Transportation Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 24 travel east–west through Lincoln Township. A railroad line also travels east–west through Lincoln Township, just north of the interstate.
Government Lincoln Township is currently inactive; by Kansas law, when a township becomes inactive, its powers and duties revert to the county government.§80-120, Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.
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External links Sherman County website