Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri
Clay Township | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 095°31′03″W / 40.42222°N 95.51750°WCoordinates: 40°25′20″N 095°31′03″W / 40.42222°N 95.51750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Atchison |
Area | |
• Total | 42.03 sq mi (108.85 km2) |
• Land | 42.01 sq mi (108.80 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) 0.05% |
Elevation[1] | 1,047 ft (319 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,798 |
• Density | 43/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-14284[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0766233 |
Clay Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,798.[3]
Clay Township was organized in 1856, and named after Henry Clay of Kentucky.[4]
Geography
Clay Township covers an area of 42.0 square miles (108.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rock Port (the county seat). It contains five cemeteries: Bush, Green Hill, Hunter, Millsap and Smith.
The streams of Boney Branch, Turkey Creek and Volger Branch run through this township.
Transportation
Clay Township contains one airport, Luhrs Landing Strip.
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clay township, Atchison County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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