Cleveland Township, Callaway County, Missouri

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Cleveland Township
Township
Map highlighting Cleveland Township, Callaway County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°00′02″N092°05′46″W / 39.00056°N 92.09611°W / 39.00056; -92.09611
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 • Total26.18 sq mi (67.82 km2)
 • Land26.04 sq mi (67.44 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)  0.56%
Elevation
[1]
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total742
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
FIPS code 29-14752 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766375

Cleveland Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 742. [3]

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History

Cleveland Township was created sometime between 1883 and 1897 from the northern sector Bourbon Township as previously defined, and named after President Grover Cleveland. [4] As can be seen from the 1930 map of Callaway townships, at some point after 1930 the southeastern corner of Cleveland Township reverted to become part of Bourbon Township again. Its boundaries are illustrated in the maps linked below.

Geography

Cleveland Township covers an area of 26.18 square miles (67.8 km2) and contains the historic unincorporated settlements of Stephens and Younger, plus rural homes, but no incorporated settlements as of 2018. Its western boundary is Cedar Creek, with Boone County beyond it. The township contains four cemeteries: Allen, Oak, Simpson and Youngers, and the stream of Manacle Creek runs through this township.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Cleveland township, Callaway County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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