Madison Township, Harrison County, Missouri

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Madison Township
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Coordinates: 40°25′38″N93°49′11″W / 40.4273428°N 93.8196954°W / 40.4273428; -93.8196954
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Harrison
Area
[1]
  Total
100.3 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
  Land99.7 km2 (38.49 sq mi)
  Water0.6 km2 (0.24 sq mi)  0.62%
Elevation
[2]
280 m (919 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
406
  Density4.1/km2 (10.5/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-08145398 [1]
GNIS feature ID766725 [2]

Madison Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 406. [3] It was one of the three original townships. [4]

Madison Township most likely was named after President James Madison. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madison Township, Harrison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. Wanamaker, George W. "History of Harrison County, Missouri". Topeka, Indianapolis: Historical Pub. Co., 1921. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)