Clark Township, Atchison County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Clark Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atchison
Established Date:1845
Area Total Km2:195.21
Area Land Km2:194.38
Area Water Km2:0.83
Area Water Percent:0.43
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:895
Population Density Km2:4.6
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:276
Elevation Ft:906
Coordinates:40.3333°N -95.4086°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-13996[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info: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

Clark Township covers an area of 195.2km2 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

Clark Township contains one airport, Steele Airport.

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Notes and 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: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clark township, Atchison County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212162423/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900513996. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 25, 2013.
  4. Web site: Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070306/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_atchison.html . 24 June 2016 .