Rockford Township, Caldwell County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Rockford 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 Km2:92.6
Area Land Km2:92.52
Area Water Km2:0.08
Area Total Sq Mi:35.75
Area Land Sq Mi:35.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Area Water Percent:0.09
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:478
Population Density Km2:5.2
Population Density Sq Mi:13.4
Elevation Ft:1033
Coordinates:39.5717°N -94.1561°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-62624[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:766369

Rockford 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 478.

Rockford Township was named for a rocky ford within its borders.[2]

Geography

Rockford Township covers an area of 35.75sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains four cemeteries: Cates, Mayes, Sloan and Zeikle.

The streams of Brushy Creek, Crooked River, Spring Branch and Stevenson Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Rockford Township contains one airport or landing strip, Mayes Homestead Airport.

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 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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