Monroe Township, Andrew County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Monroe 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 Km2:88.60
Area Land Km2:87.22
Area Water Km2:1.38
Area Water Percent:1.56
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:793
Population Density Km2:9.1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:288
Elevation Ft:945
Coordinates:39.8564°N -94.6769°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-49286[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0766226

Monroe Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 793.[3]

The township was named after President James Monroe.[4]

Geography

Monroe Township covers an area of 88.6km2 and contains one incorporated settlement, Cosby. It contains five cemeteries: Bethel, Brown, Concord, High Prairie and Oak Ridge.

The stream of Long Branch runs 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): Monroe township, Andrew County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212163135/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900349286. 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.