Atchison Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
Atchison Township | |
|---|---|
Hickory Grove Schoolhouse originally east of Clearmont, now removed to Maryville | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′38″N 94°58′33″W / 40.5273564°N 94.9758448°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Erected | 1845 |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.62 sq mi (144.1 km2) |
| • Land | 55.53 sq mi (143.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.16% |
| Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 386 |
| • Density | 7.0/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-14702350[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767084[2] |
Atchison Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 386.[3] The town of Clearmont lies in its southwest.
Atchison Township was established in April 1845, and named after David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri.[4]
Sink Creek sources from the center of this township and flows westerly, passes north of Clearmont, and deposits in the Nodaway River.
References
- ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atchison Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.