Preston Township, Platte County, Missouri

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Preston Township
Township
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Coordinates: 39°27′07″N94°38′22″W / 39.4519801°N 94.63953°W / 39.4519801; -94.63953
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Platte
Area
[1]
 • Total
37.7 sq mi (98 km2)
 • Land37.66 sq mi (97.5 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
[2]
965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,735
 • Density46.1/sq mi (17.8/km2)
FIPS code 29-16559924 [1]
GNIS feature ID767206 [2]

Preston Township is a township in Platte County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1,735. [3]

Preston Township was erected in 1838, taking its name from Preston Dunlap, a local judge. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Preston Township, Platte County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.


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