Gomer Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

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Gomer Township
Township
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Coordinates: 39°44′05″N093°55′24″W / 39.73472°N 93.92333°W / 39.73472; -93.92333
Country United States
State Missouri
County Caldwell
Area
 • Total
36.28 sq mi (93.97 km2)
 • Land36.22 sq mi (93.82 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
[1]
961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
298
 • Density8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
FIPS code 29-27784 [2]
GNIS feature ID0766361 [1]

Gomer Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 298.

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History

Gomer Township was established on November 4th, 1869 [3] , and named after Gomer, an old variant name of Nettleton. [4]

Geography

Gomer Township covers an area of 36.28 square miles (94.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gomer Township, Caldwell County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Earngey, Bill (1985). Caldwell County, Missouri History Volume I. Caldwell County Historical Society.
  4. ↑ "Caldwell 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)
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