Union Township, Daviess County, Missouri

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Union Township
Township
UnionTownshipDaviessCountyMO.png
Coordinates: 39°54′49″N93°55′36″W / 39.9137117°N 93.9267504°W / 39.9137117; -93.9267504
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Daviess
Area
[1]
 • Total
36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Land36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  1.36%
Elevation
[2]
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
2,127
 • Density58.6/sq mi (22.6/km2)
FIPS code 29-06174590 [1]
GNIS feature ID766589 [2]

Union Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 2,127. [3]

Union Township was named such because a large share of the county residents were pro-Union during 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: Union 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)
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