Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Bloomington Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Buchanan
Area Total Km2:91.8
Area Land Km2:91.8
Area Water Km2:0
Area Total Sq Mi:35.44
Area Land Sq Mi:35.44
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:674
Population Density Km2:7.6
Population Density Sq Mi:19.7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:310
Elevation Ft:1017
Coordinates:39.5856°N -94.9436°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-06418[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766337

Bloomington Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 674.[3]

Bloomington Township was organized in 1839; the name Bloomington is an old variant name of De Kalb.[4]

Geography

Bloomington Township covers an area of 35.44sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, De Kalb. It contains two cemeteries: Jones and West Lawn.

The stream of South Sugar Creek runs through this township.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau . 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri . U.S. Government Printing Office . https://web.archive.org/web/20161021021540/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-27.pdf . 2016-10-21 . September 2012 . dead.
  4. Web site: Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 4 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070559/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_buchanan.html . 24 June 2016 .

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