Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri
Clay Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 095°31′03″W / 40.42222°N 95.51750°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Atchison |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.85 km2 (42.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 108.80 km2 (42.01 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi) 0.05% |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,798 |
| • Density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| FIPS code | 29-14284[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0766233 |
Clay Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,798.[3]
Clay Township was organized in 1856, and named after Henry Clay of Kentucky.[4]
Geography
[edit]Clay Township covers an area of 42.0 square miles (108.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rock Port (the county seat). It contains five cemeteries: Bush, Green Hill, Hunter, Millsap and Smith.
The streams of Boney Branch, Turkey Creek and Volger Branch run through this township.
Transportation
[edit]Clay Township contains one airport, Luhrs Landing Strip.
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): Clay 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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