Jefferson Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

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Jefferson Township
Township
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Jefferson High School
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Coordinates: 40°15′46″N94°40′40″W / 40.2627849°N 94.6779029°W / 40.2627849; -94.6779029
Country United States
State Missouri
County Nodaway
Erected1871
Area
[1]
 • Total
44.36 sq mi (114.9 km2)
 • Land44.34 sq mi (114.8 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
[2]
997 ft (304 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
663
 • Density15.0/sq mi (5.8/km2)
FIPS code 29-14736908 [1]
GNIS feature ID767091 [2]

Jefferson Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 663. [3] It contains about 48 sections. [4] The township has three communities: Clyde, Conception, and Conception Junction which comprise the Tri-C Area.

Jefferson Township was established on March 29, 1871, from the southern part of Jackson Township and the northern part of Washington Township. [4] It was named after President Thomas Jefferson. [5]

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, 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.
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