Union Township, Worth County, Missouri

Union Township
Township
Iowa-Missouri Border Marker from the Platte Purchase north of Sheridan
Coordinates: 40°31′14″N94°33′24″W / 40.5206655°N 94.5567242°W / 40.5206655; -94.5567242
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Worth
Area [1]
• Total	160.0 km2 (61.78 sq mi)
• Land	159.8 km2 (61.68 sq mi)
• Water	0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)  0.16%
Elevation [2]	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	373
• Density	2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
FIPS code	29-22775076 [1]
GNIS feature ID	767544 [2]

Union Township is a township in Worth County, Missouri, United States. ^[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 373. ^[3] The city of Sheridan is situated in its west about a mile west of the Platte River. The extinct hamlet of Isadora was located in the mid-east of the township. When platted, the settlement of Athelstan, Iowa encroached into this township slightly in its north, though no one presently lives in its Missouri portion. Union township is the largest by area with 63 sections, 9 of which are fractional.

Union Township was organized in 1856. ^[4]

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Township 65, 66, and 67 North; Range 33 West of the 5th Principal Meridian

Township 66 and 67 North; Range 32 West of the 5th Principal Meridian

References

1. "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Township, Worth County, Missouri
3. "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
4. "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.