Wayne Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Wayne Township
Township
Map highlighting Wayne Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°39′32″N94°56′02″W / 39.6589597°N 94.9340206°W / 39.6589597; -94.9340206
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
[1]
 • Total
87 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
 • Land85.2 km2 (32.91 sq mi)
 • Water1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi)  2.05%
Elevation
[2]
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
652
 • Density7.6/km2 (19.8/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-02177974 [1]
GNIS feature ID766347 [2]

Wayne Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 652. [3]

Contents

Wayne Township was established in 1842. [4]

Geography

Wayne Township covers an area of 33.96 square miles (88.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Kerlin.

Horseshoe Lake, Muskrat Lake, New Mud Lake and Old Mud Lake are within this township. The stream of Contrary Creek runs through this township.

References

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


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