Official Name: | West Fulton Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Callaway |
Area Total Km2: | 65.96 |
Area Land Km2: | 65.56 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.39 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.47 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.31 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.59 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 7269 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 252 |
Elevation Ft: | 827 |
Coordinates: | 38.8519°N -91.9667°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-78766[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0766387 |
West Fulton Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,269.[3]
West Fulton Township was formed from a western section of historic Fulton Township in the 2000s. The remainder of Fulton Township was later renamed East Fulton Township. For a history of the unified Fulton Township, see East Fulton Township.
West Fulton Township covers an area of 25.47sqmi and contains the west portion of the city of Fulton (the county seat). It contains two cemeteries: Callaway Memorial Gardens and Wright.
West Fulton Township contains one airport or landing strip, Fulton Municipal Airport.