Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
Marion Township | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°46′07″N 94°40′21″W / 39.7685694°N 94.6724039°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Buchanan |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.1 km2 (49.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.6 km2 (49.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2 km2 (0.6 sq mi) 1.2% |
| Elevation | 260 m (860 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,159 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (23.5/sq mi) |
| FIPS code | 29-02145938[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766342[2] |
Marion Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1159.[3]
Marion Township was established in 1837.[4]
Geography
Marion Township covers an area of 48.26 square miles (125.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Easton. It contains eight cemeteries: Blakely, Bowen, Courtney, Kessler, Minor, Moxley, Saint Josephs and Saint Marys.
The streams of Becks Branch, James Branch, Little Third Fork, Muddy Creek, One Hundred and Two River and Third Fork run through this township.
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: Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
- ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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