Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Marion Township
Township
Map highlighting Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°46′07″N94°40′21″W / 39.7685694°N 94.6724039°W / 39.7685694; -94.6724039
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
49.85 sq mi (129.1 km2)
 • Land49.25 sq mi (127.6 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)  1.2%
Elevation
[2]
860 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,159
 • Density23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2)
FIPS code 29-02145938 [1]
GNIS feature ID766342 [2]

Marion Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1159. [3]

Contents

Marion Township was established in 1837. [4]

Geography

Marion Township covers an area of 48.26 square miles (125.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Easton. It contains eight cemeteries: Blakely, Bowen, Courtney, Kessler, Minor, Moxley, Saint Joseph's, and Saint Mary's.

The streams of One Hundred and Two River, Becks Branch, James Branch, Third Fork Platte River, Little Third Fork, and Muddy 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: Marion Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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