Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Clay Township
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Coordinates: 40°25′20″N095°31′03″W / 40.42222°N 95.51750°W / 40.42222; -95.51750 Coordinates: 40°25′20″N095°31′03″W / 40.42222°N 95.51750°W / 40.42222; -95.51750
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Atchison
Area
  Total108.85 km2 (42.03 sq mi)
  Land108.80 km2 (42.01 sq mi)
  Water0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)  0.05%
Elevation
[1]
319 m (1,047 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total1,798
  Density16.5/km2 (43/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-14284 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766233

Clay Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,798. [3]

Contents

Clay Township was organized in 1856, and named after Henry Clay of Kentucky. [4]

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 42.0 square miles (108.9 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Rock Port (the county seat). It contains five cemeteries: Bush, Green Hill, Hunter, Millsap and Smith.

The streams of Boney Branch, Turkey Creek and Volger Branch run through this township.

Transportation

Clay Township contains one airport, Luhrs Landing Strip.

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clay township, Atchison County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)