Athens Township, Gentry County, Missouri

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Athens Township
Township
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Dorsey Christian Church in Athens Township
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Coordinates: 40°13′43″N94°17′25″W / 40.2285247°N 94.2901894°W / 40.2285247; -94.2901894
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Gentry
Area
[1]
 • Total
197 km2 (76.1 sq mi)
 • Land196.9 km2 (76.02 sq mi)
 • Water0.2 km2 (0.08 sq mi)  0.11%
Elevation
[2]
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
2,084
 • Density10.6/km2 (27.4/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-07502386 [1]
GNIS feature ID766664 [2]

Athens Township is a township in Gentry County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 2084. [3]

Athens Township was named after the original name of what now is Albany, Missouri. [4]

A settlement in southwest Athens Township called Albany Junction was located at the junction between two railroads. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Athens Township, Gentry County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Mitchell, E. Y. "Frisco Lines Map of Missouri". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved May 15, 2025.


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