Huggins Township, Gentry County, Missouri

Huggins Township
Hugginsville Cemetery in north Huggins Township
Coordinates: 40°15′55″N 94°26′15″W / 40.2653259°N 94.4375211°W / 40.2653259; -94.4375211
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyGentry
Area
 • Total
78.0 km2 (30.11 sq mi)
 • Land78.0 km2 (30.11 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)  0.0%
Elevation293 m (961 ft)
Population
 • Total
129
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi)
FIPS code29-07533598[1]
GNIS feature ID766668[2]

Huggins Township is a township in Gentry County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 129.[3]

Huggins Township has the name of John Huggins, an early settler.[4]

Hamlets

Carmack is an extinct hamlet in Huggins Township, about 5 miles west of Albany and 6 miles northeast of Stanberry. The name Carmack comes from the name of a prominent family from the area.[5] There is no record of a post office at Carmack. [6] A church and church cemetery remain where the hamlet site was. The site is also at the junction between US-136 and US-169.

References

  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huggins Township, Gentry County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2025.