Clark Township, Atchison County, Missouri
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Clark Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°20′00″N 095°24′31″W / 40.33333°N 95.40861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Atchison |
Area | |
• Total | 195.21 km2 (75.37 sq mi) |
• Land | 194.38 km2 (75.05 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) 0.43% |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 895 |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
FIPS code | 29-13996[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0766232 |
Clark Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 895.[3]
Clark Township was established in 1845.[4]
Geography
Clark Township covers an area of 75.4 square miles (195.2 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Fairfax. It contains five cemeteries: Beck, Corning, Mount Hope, Pleasant Ridge and Pleasant Ridge.
The streams of Cow Branch, Old Channel Nishnabotna River and Rock Creek run through this township.
Transportation
Clark Township contains one airport, Steele Airport.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clark township, Atchison County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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