Jefferson Township, Andrew County, Missouri

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Jefferson Township
Township
Map highlighting Jefferson Township, Andrew County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°51′35″N94°49′11″W / 39.8598075°N 94.8198128°W / 39.8598075; -94.8198128
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Andrew
Area
[1]
 • Total
84 km2 (32.6 sq mi)
 • Land84 km2 (32.3 sq mi)
 • Water0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)  0.92%
Elevation
[2]
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
5,367
 • Density64.1/km2 (166.1/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-00336710 [1]
GNIS feature ID766224 [2]

Jefferson Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 5367. [3]

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Jefferson Township was established in 1846, and named after Thomas Jefferson. [4]

Geography

Jefferson Township covers an area of 32.81 square miles (85.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Country Club. It shares part of its southern border with the city of St. Joseph in neighboring Buchanan County. The township contains four cemeteries: Fairview, Green, Ladd and Vanschoiack.

The streams of Crowley Creek, Dillon Creek and Mace Creek run through this township.

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: Jefferson Township, Andrew County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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