Clark Township, Atchison County, Missouri
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
[edit]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
[edit]Clark Township contains one airport, Steele Airport.
References
[edit]- ^ "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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