Gallatin Township, Clay County, Missouri

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Chouteau Township
Township
Gallatin Township, Clay County, Missouri
Interactive map of Chouteau Township
Coordinates: 39°12′47″N94°30′06″W / 39.2130582°N 94.5018016°W / 39.2130582; -94.5018016
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Clay
Area
[1]
 • Total
52.85 sq mi (136.9 km2)
 • Land51.94 sq mi (134.5 km2)
 • Water0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2)  1.72%
Elevation
[2]
856 ft (261 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
61,255
 • Density1,179/sq mi (455/km2)
FIPS code 29-04713780 [1]
GNIS feature ID766504 [2]

Chouteau Township is a township in Clay County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 61,255. [3]

Gallatin Township was established in the early 1820s, taking its name from Albert Gallatin. [4]

Settlements

Harlem [5] was a small settlement on the Kansas River Bend of the Missouri River. The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad passed through the town and crossed the river just north of Kansas City, Missouri. [6] Today Harlem is a small industrial neighborhood in the southern portion of the Northland region in Kansas City.

Hicks was a small settlement just northeast of Harlem located where North Kansas City, Missouri is today. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallatin Township, Clay County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallatin Township, Clay County, Missouri
  6. 1 2 "Kansas City - 1887". The University of Texas at Austin. USGS. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
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