Atchison Township | |
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| Hickory Grove Schoolhouse originally east of Clearmont, now removed to Maryville | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′38″N94°58′33″W / 40.5273564°N 94.9758448°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Erected | 1845 |
| Area | |
• Total | 144.1 km2 (55.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 143.8 km2 (55.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) 0.16% |
| Elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 386 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| FIPS code | 29-14702350 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767084 [2] |
Atchison Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 386. [3] The town of Clearmont lies in its southwest.
Atchison Township was established in April 1845, and named after David Rice Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri. [4]
Sink Creek sources from the center of this township and flows westerly, passes north of Clearmont, and deposits in the Nodaway River.