Dale Township, Atchison County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Dale Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atchison
Area Total Km2:211.39
Area Land Km2:211.35
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:8
Area Water Percent:0.02
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:231
Population Density Km2:1.1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:296
Elevation Ft:971
Coordinates:40.3214°N -95.2483°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-18028[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766235

Dale Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 231.[3]

Dale Township most likely was named for the dales within its borders.[4]

Geography

Dale Township covers an area of 211.4km2 and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Walkup grove.

The streams of Hickory Branch and Long Branch run through this township.

Transportation

Dale Township contains one airport, Cleveland 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): Dale township, Atchison County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212162920/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900518028. 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 .