Voltaire Township is one of thirteen townships in Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 265.
Geography Voltaire Township is located in the northern part of the county.
The largest township in Sherman County, it lies north of the county seat of Goodland. While part of Goodland lies within the township's original boundaries,DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 15, 28. . the city is not part of the township.Detailed Kansas map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2009-03-23. There are no communities in the township proper.
Some intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River, flow through Voltaire Township.
Adjacent townships
Transportation K-27, a north–south highway, is the only significant road in Voltaire Township. Goodland Municipal Airport, a general aviation 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.§80-301 and §80-505, Kansas Statutes. Accessed 2009-03-23.
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External links Sherman County website