Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Polk Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°30′56″N 95°30′24″W / 40.5156464°N 95.5066993°W / 40.5156464; -95.5066993
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
[1]
 • Total
62.32 sq mi (161.4 km2)
 • Land62.32 sq mi (161.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.0%
Elevation
[2]
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
211
 • Density3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2)
FIPS code29-00558700[1]
GNIS feature ID766238[2]

Polk Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 211.[3]

Polk Township was established in 1845 and was one of the five original townships in Atchison County.[4] It was named after President James K. Polk.[5]

Geography

Polk Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: High Creek, Linden, St. John's Lutheran, Grange Hall, Noblitt-gibson, and Steiner.

The streams of McElroy Creek, High Creek, West High Creek, and Hall Branch run through this township.

References

  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, National Historical Co. 1882. p. 628.
  5. ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polk_Township,_Atchison_County,_Missouri