Kidder Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

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Kidder Township
Township
Map highlighting Kidder Township, Caldwell County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°45′18″N094°07′28″W / 39.75500°N 94.12444°W / 39.75500; -94.12444
Country United States
State Missouri
County Caldwell
Area
 • Total
36.1 sq mi (93.49 km2)
 • Land36.07 sq mi (93.42 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
[1]
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
891
 • Density24.7/sq mi (9.5/km2)
FIPS code 29-38540 [2]
GNIS feature ID0766364 [1]

Kidder 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 891.

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History

Kidder Township was organized in May 1867. [3] In May 1870, it was reorganized to its present boundary. It was named for the town of Kidder. [4]

Geography

Kidder Township covers an area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Kidder. It contains four cemeteries: Cameron Memorial Gardens, Kenney, Kidder and McDaniel.

The streams of East Sheep Creek, Jordan Branch, Long Branch and West Sheep Creek run through this township.

References

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