Clay Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Clay Township
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)



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