Grant Township, Caldwell County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Grant Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Caldwell
Area Total Km2:93.62
Area Land Km2:93.62
Area Water Km2:0
Area Total Sq Mi:36.15
Area Land Sq Mi:36.15
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:1224
Population Density Km2:13.1
Population Density Sq Mi:33.9
Elevation Ft:988
Coordinates:39.56°N -94.0406°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-28396[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766362

Grant Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,224.

Grant Township was established in 1870, and named after Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.[2]

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 36.15sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Polo. It contains five cemeteries: Dixon, Dunkard, Estes, Wiley and Zimmerman.

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Caldwell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 7 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070615/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_caldwell.html . 24 June 2016 .

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