Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Washington Township
Township
Map highlighting Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°45′44″N094°49′48″W / 39.76222°N 94.83000°W / 39.76222; -94.83000
Country United States
State Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
 • Total82.24 sq mi (213 km2)
 • Land80.1 sq mi (207.46 km2)
 • Water2.14 sq mi (5.55 km2)  2.61%
Elevation
[1]
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total78,865
 • Density945/sq mi (364.9/km2)
FIPS code 29-77236 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766346

Washington Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 78,865. [3]

Contents

Washington Township was established in 1842, and named after President George Washington. [4]

Geography

Washington Township covers an area of 82.24 square miles (213.0 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, St. Joseph (the county seat). It contains nine cemeteries: Ashland, B'nai Sholem, Memorial Park, Mount Auburn, Mount Mora, Mount Olivet, Nelson, Ozenberger and Walnut Grove.

Browning Lake and Lake Contrary are within this township. The streams of Candy Creek, Roys Branch and Whitehead Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Washington Township contains three airports or landing strips: Butchs Strip, Mosaic Hospital West Heliport and Rosecrans Memorial Airport.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (September 2012). "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21.
  4. ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.


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