Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Crawford Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′26″N 94°48′51″W / 39.5739871°N 94.8142663°W / 39.5739871; -94.8142663
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
35.23 sq mi (91.2 km2)
 • Land35.12 sq mi (91.0 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)  0.31%
Elevation
[2]
1,047 ft (319 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
884
 • Density25.2/sq mi (9.7/km2)
FIPS code29-02117110[1]
GNIS feature ID766339[2]

Crawford Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 884.[3]

Crawford Township was organized in the late 1830s and named after William Crawford.[4]

A sizable hamlet, called Jeannette, was located in the southwest of the township along the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad southeast of De Kalb.[5]

Geography

Crawford Township covers an area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains seven cemeteries: Antioch, Judy, Richardson, Turner, Union, Williams and Willis.

Transportation

Crawford Township contains one airport or landing strip, Farris Strip Airport.

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: Crawford 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.
  5. ^ "The 1877 Atlas of Buchanan County, MO". St. Joseph Public Library. Retrieved October 28, 2025.


allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_Township,_Buchanan_County,_Missouri