Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Bloomington Township
Coordinates: 39°34′40″N 94°56′31″W / 39.5777796°N 94.9418638°W / 39.5777796; -94.9418638
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
 • Total
35.37 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Land35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.11%
Elevation1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 • Total
695
 • Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
FIPS code29-02106418[1]
GNIS feature ID766337[2]

Bloomington Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 695.[3]

Bloomington Township was organized in 1839; the name Bloomington is an old variant name of De Kalb.[4]

Geography

Bloomington Township covers an area of 35.44 square miles (91.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, De Kalb. It contains two cemeteries: Jones and West Lawn.

The stream of South Sugar Creek runs 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: Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)