Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
Washington Township | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°45′27″N 94°49′08″W / 39.7574253°N 94.8188304°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Buchanan |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.9 km2 (80.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 203.2 km2 (78.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.7 km2 (2.19 sq mi) 2.72% |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 74,635 |
| • Density | 367.2/km2 (951.1/sq mi) |
| FIPS code | 29-02177236[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766346[2] |
Washington Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 74635.[3]
Washington Township was established in 1842, and named after President George Washington.[4]
Geography
Washington Township covers an area of 82.24 square miles (213.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, St. Joseph (the county seat). It contains nine cemeteries: Ashland, B'nai Sholem, Memorial Park, Mount Auburn, Mount Mora, Mount Olivet, Nelson, Ozenberger and Walnut Grove.
Browning Lake and Lake Contrary are within this township. The streams of Candy Creek, Roys Branch and Whitehead Creek run through this township.
Transportation
Washington Township contains three airports or landing strips: Butchs Strip, Mosaic Hospital West Heliport and Rosecrans Memorial Airport.
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: Washington 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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