Official Name: | Calwood Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Callaway |
Area Total Km2: | 114.41 |
Area Land Km2: | 113.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.47 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 44.17 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 43.99 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.41 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1097 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 244 |
Elevation Ft: | 801 |
Coordinates: | 38.8914°N -91.8419°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-10666[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766373 |
Calwood Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,097.[3]
Calwood Township was established February 23, 1876,[4] carved out of the southwestern sector of a heretofore larger Nine Mile Prairie Township, and named after the community of Calwood, Missouri.[5]
Calwood was formerly known as "Moore's Mill", since a steam mill owned by Moore was located there. The Civil War Battle of Moore's Mill was fought nearby in 1862.[6]
Calwood Township covers an area of 44.17sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Fairview.
The streams of Dyers Branch, Harrison Branch, Houfs Branch, Maddox Branch, Pinch Creek and Richland Creek run through this township.