Sheridan Township, Daviess County, Missouri

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Sheridan Township
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Coordinates: 39°49′34″N94°02′20″W / 39.8262358°N 94.0388461°W / 39.8262358; -94.0388461
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Daviess
Area
[1]
  Total
34.43 sq mi (89.2 km2)
  Land34.14 sq mi (88.4 km2)
  Water0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)  0.84%
Elevation
[2]
922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
444
  Density13/sq mi (5.0/km2)
FIPS code 29-06167322 [1]
GNIS feature ID766588 [2]

Sheridan Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 444. [3]

Sheridan Township was established in 1869, and most likely was named after Philip Sheridan, an officer in the Civil War. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheridan Township, Daviess County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)