Hughes Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

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Hughes Township
Township
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Bethany Christian Church in Hughes Township
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Coordinates: 40°11′42″N94°59′58″W / 40.1949158°N 94.9994082°W / 40.1949158; -94.9994082
Country United States
State Missouri
County Nodaway
Erected1845
Area
[1]
 • Total
64.28 sq mi (166.5 km2)
 • Land64.22 sq mi (166.3 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
[2]
978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
411
 • Density6.4/sq mi (2.5/km2)
FIPS code 29-14733634 [1]
GNIS feature ID767088 [2]

Hughes Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 411. [3] It comprises about 62 sections of land. [4] Graham is its lone town which lies about two miles east of the Nodaway River.

Hughes Township was established in 1845, and named after General Andrew S. Hughes, a pioneer citizen. [5] The township's area was reduced in 1866 when Monroe Township was formed. [4]

A settlement called Stringtown was located in the far-east of this township between Graham and Barnard. [6]

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: Hughes Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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