Cass Township, Texas County, Missouri Explained

Cass Township
Native Name Lang:en
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.1964°N -91.9794°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Date:1845
Unit Pref:US
Elevation Ft:1,302
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1,065
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone1:CDT
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:65464, 65483, 65564, 65589, 65689, 65793
Area Code:417

Cass Township is a township in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Cass Township was originally called "Benton Township", and under the latter name was established in 1845, and named after Thomas Hart Benton.[2] The present name, adopted in 1850, honors Lewis Cass.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-10-05 . data.census.gov.
  2. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . live .