Wood Township, Wright County, Missouri

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Wood Township is an inactive township in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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Wright County, Missouri county in Missouri, United States

Wright County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,815. Its county seat is Hartville. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright, a former Congressman, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.

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Wood Township was erected in 1880, taking its name from the local Wood family. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wood Township, Wright County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

Coordinates: 37°14′N92°19′W / 37.23°N 92.32°W / 37.23; -92.32

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