Minton Township, Holt County, Missouri

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Minton Township
Township
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Coordinates: 40°01′40″N95°19′20″W / 40.0276424°N 95.3223156°W / 40.0276424; -95.3223156
Country United States
State Missouri
County Holt
Area
[1]
 • Total
35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
 • Land33.3 sq mi (86 km2)
 • Water2.57 sq mi (6.7 km2)  7.16%
Elevation
[2]
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
91
 • Density2.7/sq mi (1.0/km2)
FIPS code 29-08748836 [1]
GNIS feature ID766770 [2]

Minton Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 91. [3] It is around 40 square miles. Fortescue is located in the center of the township and the southern part of Big Lake is located in the north.

History

There is conflicting information regarding the establishment of Minton Township. One source says it was erected in 1868 [4] while another says it was divided from Bigelow and Lewis townships on June 4, 1894. [5] It was named after a pioneer citizen. [4]

The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.

A small trading post was located across from Rulo, Nebraska in western Bigelow Township since the 1850s. A post office called Olive Branch existed there from 1850 to 1859. Later, a railroad terminal of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was created and called Boswell [6] . A post office called East Rulo existed here from 1873 to 1881. [7] When the Rulo Rail Bridge was built in 1887, this settlement became extinct.

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: Minton Township, Holt County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68487045?objectPage=528
  7. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2025.


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