Calwood Township, Callaway County, Missouri

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Calwood Township
Township
Map highlighting Calwood Township, Callaway County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 38°53′29″N091°50′31″W / 38.89139°N 91.84194°W / 38.89139; -91.84194
Country United States
State Missouri
County Callaway
Area
 • Total44.17 sq mi (114.41 km2)
 • Land43.99 sq mi (113.94 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)  0.41%
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,097
 • Density25/sq mi (9.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-10666 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766373

Calwood Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,097. [3]

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History

Calwood Township was established February 23, 1876, [4] carved out of the southwestern sector of a heretofore larger Nine Mile Prairie Township, and named after the community of Calwood, Missouri. [5]

Calwood was formerly known as "Moore's Mill", since a steam mill owned by Moore was located there. The Civil War Battle of Moore's Mill was fought nearby in 1862. [6]

Geography

Calwood Township covers an area of 44.17 square miles (114.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains one cemetery, Fairview.

The streams of Dyers Branch, Harrison Branch, Houfs Branch, Maddox Branch, Pinch Creek and Richland Creek run 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), Calwood township, Callaway County, Missouri". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ Missouri State Library. ' 'History of Callaway County, Missouri' '. St Louis: National Historical Company: 1884.
  5. ↑ "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)
  6. ↑ Williamson, Hugh P., "The Battle of Moore's Mill", Missouri Historical Review, July 1972, p. 539


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