Templeton Township, Atchison County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:	Templeton Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Atchison
Area Total Km2:	65.64
Area Land Km2:	64.33
Area Water Km2:	1.31
Area Water Percent:	2.00
Population As Of:	2010
Population Total:	79
Population Density Km2:	1.2
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	271
Elevation Ft:	889
Coordinates:	40.3867°N -95.6028°W
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	29-72646^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	0766240

Templeton Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 79.^[3]

Templeton Township was established in 1870, and named after John W. Templeton, a county official.^[4]

Geography

Templeton Township covers an area of 65.6km2 and contains no incorporated settlements.

Nishnabotna Lake is within this township.^[5]

Transportation

Templeton Township contains one airport, Rock Port 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): Templeton township, Atchison County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212162326/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900572646. 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.
5. Web site: Nishnabotna Lake.