Sherman Township, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Sherman Township

Township

Location in Leavenworth County

Coordinates: 38°59′17″N 94°57′47″W﻿ / ﻿38.98806°N 94.96306°W﻿ / 38.98806; -94.96306
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Leavenworth
Area

• Total| 41.26 sq mi (66.40 km2)
• Land| 40.11 sq mi (64.55 km2)
• Water| 1.15 sq mi (1.85 km2)
Elevation

| 951 ft (290 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 2,657
• Estimate

(2017)

| 2,711
• Density| 64.3/sq mi (24.8/km2)
Time zone| Central
ZIP codes|

66012, 66018, 66052, 66086

Sherman Township is one of ten townships in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,657. Sherman contains two cities, Linwood and De Soto.

## Cities

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### Incorporated Cities

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* Linwood
* De Soto (partly in Johnson County)

### Unincorporated Cities

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* Lenape
* Loring

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

## Adjacent Townships

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* Stranger Township in Leavenworth County (north)
* Delaware Township in Wyandotte County (east)
* Lexington Township in Johnson County (south)
* Eudora Township in Douglas County (southwest)

## Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery:

* Chance Cemetery, Linwood

## Transportation

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### Major highways

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* I-70
* K-32
* CR 2
* CR 26

### Airports and landing strips

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* Ingels Aerodrome, De Soto
* Huff Airstrip, Bonner Springs

## Emergency Services

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* Sherman Township Fire & EMS

## School districts

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* Basehor-Linwood USD 458
* Tonganoxie USD 464
* Bonner Springs–Edwardsville USD 204
* De Soto USD 232

## References

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## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Leavenworth County, Kansas

## External links

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* "Township of Sherman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
* Leavenworth County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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Municipalities and communities of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Leavenworth

Cities|

* Basehor
* Bonner Springs‡
* De Soto‡
* Easton
* Lansing
* Leavenworth
* Linwood
* Tonganoxie

Map of Kansas highlighting Leavenworth County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Fairmount
* Fall Leaf
* Fort Leavenworth
* Hoge
* Jarbalo
* Kickapoo
* Lenape
* Lowemont
* Millwood
* Reno
* Springdale
* Wadsworth

Ghost towns|

* Delaware City

Townships|

* Alexandria
* Delaware
* Easton
* Fairmount
* High Prairie
* Kickapoo
* Reno
* Sherman
* Stranger
* Tonganoxie

Footnotes|

‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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