Tarkio Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°26′14″N95°23′13″W / 40.4372808°N 95.3868993°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Atchison |
Area | |
• Total | 124.1 km2 (47.92 sq mi) |
• Land | 124.0 km2 (47.89 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.08 km2 (0.03 sq mi) 0.06% |
Elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,637 |
• Density | 13.2/km2 (34.2/sq mi) |
FIPS code | 29-00572358 [1] |
GNIS feature ID | 766239 [2] |
Tarkio Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1637. [3]
Tarkio Township was organized in 1845 and was one of the five original townships in Atchison County. [4] It was named after the nearby Tarkio River. [5]
Tarkio Township covers an area of 47.9 square miles (124.1 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Tarkio. It contains one cemetery, Home.
The streams of Cow Branch, Middle Tarkio Creek, and West Tarkio Creek run through this township.
Tarkio Township contains one airport, Gould Peterson Municipal Airport.
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