Rockford Township, Caldwell County, Missouri

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Rockford Township
Township
Map highlighting Rockford Township, Caldwell County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°34′18″N094°09′22″W / 39.57167°N 94.15611°W / 39.57167; -94.15611
Country United States
State Missouri
County Caldwell
Area
 • Total
35.75 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land35.72 sq mi (92.52 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation
[1]
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
478
 • Density13.4/sq mi (5.2/km2)
FIPS code 29-62624 [2]
GNIS feature ID766369 [1]

Rockford Township is one of twelve townships in Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 478.

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History

Rockford Township was one of the four original townships and was organized in 1860. In May 1867, the boundaries were changed, and then in May 1870, the boundaries were changed to their present limits. [3] Rockford Township was named for a rocky ford [4] over Crooked River. It is here the Mormons crossed into Caldwell County from Clay County. [3]

Geography

Rockford Township covers an area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains four cemeteries: Cates, Mayes, Sloan, and Zeikle.

The streams of Brushy Creek, Crooked River, Spring Branch, and Stevenson Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Rockford Township contains one airport or landing strip, Mayes Homestead Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockford Township, Caldwell County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Earngey, Bill (1985). Caldwell County, Missouri History Volume I. Caldwell County Historical Society.
  4. ↑ "Caldwell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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