Atchison Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
Township in Nodaway County, Missouri, U.S.
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Atchison Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 386.[3] The town of Clearmont lies in its southwest.
Atchison Township | |
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Hickory Grove Schoolhouse originally east of Clearmont, now removed to Maryville | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′38″N 94°58′33″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Erected | 1845 |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.62 sq mi (144.1 km2) |
| • Land | 55.53 sq mi (143.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.16% |
| Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 386 |
| • Density | 7/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-14702350[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767084[2] |
History
Atchison Township was established in April 1845, and named after David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri.[4]
Geography
Sink Creek sources from the center of this township and flows westerly, passes north of Clearmont, and deposits in the Nodaway River.
Settlements
Alonzo City was a settlement platted in 1857 by Alonzo Thompson[5] in the northern portion of this township[6] that existed in the 1860s, northeast of Clearmont near the Iowa border.[7]
