Stateline Township, Sherman County, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Stateline Township is one of the thirteen townships
of Sherman County
, Kansas
, United States
. The population was 344 at the 2000 census.
border, it borders the following townships:
Kit Carson County
lies across the Colorado border to the west.
It lies west of the county seat
of Goodland
. The city of Kanorado
is located in the western part of the township, on the Colorado state line. 248 of the township's residents in 2000 lived in Kanorado; the rest of the township had only 96 residents.
Several intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River
, flow through Stateline Township.
and U.S. Route 24
travel east-west through Stateline Township, and the short K-267 connects Kanorado with Interstate 70. A small airport, Hall Farms Airport, is located in the southern part of the township. A railroad line also travels east-west through Stateline Township, just north of the interstate.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
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
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 344 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, along the ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
border, it borders the following townships:
- Grant TownshipGrant Township, Sherman County, KansasGrant 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:...
— north - Lincoln TownshipLincoln Township, Sherman County, KansasLincoln 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...
— east - McPherson TownshipMcPherson Township, Sherman County, KansasMcPherson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 52 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
— south
Kit Carson County
Kit Carson County, Colorado
Kit Carson County is the 18th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 8,011 at U.S. Census 2000. The county was named for Kit Carson...
lies across the Colorado border to the west.
It lies west of the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
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:...
. The city of Kanorado
Kanorado, Kansas
Kanorado is a city in Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The name is a portmanteau of Kansas and Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 153.-Geography:Kanorado is located at...
is located in the western part of the township, on the Colorado state line. 248 of the township's residents in 2000 lived in Kanorado; the rest of the township had only 96 residents.
Several intermittent headwaters of Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Republican River
Republican River
The Republican River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America, flowing through the U.S. states of Nebraska and Kansas.-Geography:...
, flow through Stateline Township.
Transportation
Interstate 70Interstate 70
Interstate 70 is an Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a Park and Ride near Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first Interstate Highway project in the United States. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 east of the Rocky...
and U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...
travel east-west through Stateline Township, and the short K-267 connects Kanorado with Interstate 70. A small airport, Hall Farms Airport, is located in the southern part of the township. A railroad line also travels east-west through Stateline Township, just north of the interstate.