Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Bloomington Township
Township
Map highlighting Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°34′40″N94°56′31″W / 39.5777796°N 94.9418638°W / 39.5777796; -94.9418638
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
91.6 km2 (35.37 sq mi)
 • Land91.5 km2 (35.33 sq mi)
 • Water0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi)  0.11%
Elevation
[2]
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
695
 • Density7.6/km2 (19.7/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-02106418 [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]

Contents

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. 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: Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "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)


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