Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Crawford Township
Township
Map highlighting Crawford Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°34′26″N94°48′51″W / 39.5739871°N 94.8142663°W / 39.5739871; -94.8142663
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
91.2 km2 (35.23 sq mi)
 • Land91.0 km2 (35.12 sq mi)
 • Water0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi)  0.31%
Elevation
[2]
319 m (1,047 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
884
 • Density9.7/km2 (25.2/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-02117110 [1]
GNIS feature ID766339 [2]

Crawford Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 884. [3]

Contents

Crawford Township was organized in the late 1830s and named after William Crawford. [4]

A sizable hamlet, called Jeannette, was located in the southwest of the township along the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad southeast of De Kalb. [5]

Geography

Crawford Township covers an area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains seven cemeteries: Antioch, Judy, Richardson, Turner, Union, Williams and Willis.

Transportation

Crawford Township contains one airport or landing strip, Farris Strip Airport.

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: Crawford 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.
  5. ↑ "The 1877 Atlas of Buchanan County, MO". St. Joseph Public Library. Retrieved October 28, 2025.


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