Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Monroe Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°17′22″N95°04′25″W / 40.2894463°N 95.0736216°W / 40.2894463; -95.0736216
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Nodaway
Erected	1881
Area [1]
• Total	44.19 sq mi (114.5 km2)
• Land	44.16 sq mi (114.4 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.07%
Elevation [2]	955 ft (291 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	407
• Density	9.2/sq mi (3.6/km2)
FIPS code	29-14749376 [1]
GNIS feature ID	767093 [2]

Monroe Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. ^[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 407. ^[3] It comprises 44 sections of land. ^[4] The city of Skidmore, which lies in its center, is the only settlement in the township.

History

Monroe Township was erected on February 12, 1881, from parts of Green Township and Hughes Township because inhabitants complained of traveling too far to vote. ^[4] It was named after President James Monroe. ^[5]

Geography

The Nodaway River bisects Monroe Township north-south just to the west of Skidmore. Route 113 also travels north-south, passes through Skidmore as Elm and Walnut Street and crosses the Nodaway south of town.

References

1. "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
3. "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
4. "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
5. "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.