Monroe Township, Andrew County, Missouri

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Monroe Township
Township
CosbyZionMonroeTownship.jpg
Cosby Zion Methodist Church
Map highlighting Monroe Township, Andrew County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°50′48″N94°40′31″W / 39.846587°N 94.6752701°W / 39.846587; -94.6752701
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Andrew
Area
[1]
 • Total
88.5 km2 (34.16 sq mi)
 • Land87.1 km2 (33.63 sq mi)
 • Water1.4 km2 (0.53 sq mi)  1.55%
Elevation
[2]
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
845
 • Density9.7/km2 (25.1/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-00349286 [1]
GNIS feature ID766226 [2]
Bethel Baptist Church in Monroe Township, Andrew County, Missouri BethelBaptistChurchMonroeTownship.jpg
Bethel Baptist Church in Monroe Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Monroe Township is a township in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 845. [3]

Contents

The township was named after President James Monroe. [4]

Geography

Monroe Township covers an area of 34.2 square miles (88.6 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Cosby. It contains five cemeteries: Bethel, Brown, Concord, High Prairie and Oak Ridge.

The stream of Long Branch runs 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: Monroe Township, Andrew County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.


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