Jefferson Township, Andrew County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Jefferson Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Andrew
Area Total Km2:84.50
Area Land Km2:83.75
Area Water Km2:0.75
Area Water Percent:0.88
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:4646
Population Density Km2:55.5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:272
Elevation Ft:892
Coordinates:39.8856°N -94.7867°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-36710[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766224

Jefferson Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,646.[3]

Jefferson Township was established in 1846, and named after Thomas Jefferson.[4]

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 32.81sqmi and contains one incorporated settlement, Country Club. It shares part of its southern border with the city of St. Joseph in neighboring Buchanan County. The township contains four cemeteries: Fairview, Green, Ladd and Vanschoiack.

The streams of Crowley Creek, Dillon Creek and Mace Creek run through this township.

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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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jefferson township, Andrew County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212162400/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900336710. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070431/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_andrew.html . 24 June 2016 .