Tarkio Township, Atchison County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:	Tarkio Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Atchison
Area Total Km2:	124.14
Area Land Km2:	124.05
Area Water Km2:	0.09
Area Water Percent:	0.07
Population As Of:	2010
Population Total:	1752
Population Density Km2:	14.1
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	302
Elevation Ft:	991
Coordinates:	40.4497°N -95.3869°W
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	29-72358^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	0766239

Tarkio Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,752.^[3]

Tarkio Township was organized in 1845, and named after the nearby Tarkio River.^[4]

Geography

Tarkio Township covers an area of 124.1km2 and contains one incorporated settlement, Tarkio. It contains one cemetery, Home.

The streams of Middle Tarkio Creek and West Tarkio Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Tarkio Township contains one airport, Gould Peterson Municipal Airport.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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): Tarkio township, Atchison County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212161435/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900572358. 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.