Union Township, Harrison County, Missouri

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Union Township
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Coordinates: 40°26′19″N94°02′32″W / 40.4384965°N 94.0421255°W / 40.4384965; -94.0421255
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Harrison
Area
[1]
  Total
95.6 km2 (36.91 sq mi)
  Land95 km2 (36.7 sq mi)
  Water0.5 km2 (0.21 sq mi)  0.57%
Elevation
[2]
280 m (919 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
388
  Density4.1/km2 (10.6/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-08174662 [1]
GNIS feature ID766730 [2]

Union Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 388. [3]

Union Township was erected in 1858. [4] The township was named for the federal union, since a large share of the residents were pro-Union during the Civil War. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Township, Harrison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. Wanamaker, George W. "History of Harrison County, Missouri". Topeka, Indianapolis : Historical Pub. Co., 1921. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)