Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Polk Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°30′56″N95°30′24″W / 40.5156464°N 95.5066993°W / 40.5156464; -95.5066993
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Atchison
Area [1]
• Total	161.4 km2 (62.32 sq mi)
• Land	161.4 km2 (62.32 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0.0 sq mi)  0.0%
Elevation [2]	303 m (994 ft)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	211
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
FIPS code	29-00558700 [1]
GNIS feature ID	766238 [2]

Polk Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. ^[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 211. ^[3]

Polk Township was established in 1845 and was one of the five original townships in Atchison County. ^[4] It was named after President James K. Polk. ^[5]

Geography

Polk Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: High Creek, Linden, St. John's Lutheran, Grange Hall, Noblitt-gibson, and Steiner.

The streams of McElroy Creek, High Creek, West High Creek, and Hall Branch run through this township.

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: Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri
3. "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
4. History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, National Historical Co. 1882. p. 628.
5. "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

External links

• City-Data.com