Breckenridge Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

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Breckenridge Township
Township
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Coordinates: 39°45′20″N093°48′15″W / 39.75556°N 93.80417°W / 39.75556; -93.80417
Country United States
State Missouri
County Caldwell
Area
 • Total
35.39 sq mi (91.66 km2)
 • Land35.35 sq mi (91.56 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
627
 • Density17.7/sq mi (6.8/km2)
FIPS code 29-08146 [2]
GNIS feature ID0766358 [1]

Breckenridge Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 627.

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History

Breckenridge Township was organized November 4th, 1869. [3]

Geography

Breckenridge Township covers an area of 35.39 square miles (91.7 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Breckenridge.

A hamlet called Grand River existed in Breckenridge Township and consisted of a store and post office; when Breckenridge, the city, was platted, Grand River dissipated. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breckenridge Township, Caldwell County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Earngey, Bill (1985). Caldwell County, Missouri History Volume I. Caldwell County Historical Society.
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