White Cloud Township | |
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 Salem Church in White Cloud Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°12′15″N94°52′39″W / 40.2040878°N 94.8776285°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Erected | 1845 |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.16 sq mi (137.7 km2) |
| • Land | 53.13 sq mi (137.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 534 |
| • Density | 10.1/sq mi (3.9/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-14779342 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767098 [2] |
White Cloud Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 534. [3] It contains 53 sections. [4] Arkoe, the only community in the township, is its northeast just west of the One Hundred and Two River. The extinct communities of Whitecloud and Pumpkin Center both were in the center of the township.
White Cloud Township was erected in 1845, taking its name from White Cloud Creek. [5] In the early 1870s part of this township was split off to help create Grant Township. [4]
The headwaters of the Arapahoe Creek is in the southwest of this township.
Littsville was located in the southern portion of this township. [6]
