Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri
Township in Missouri
40°31′16″N 095°30′38″W / 40.52111°N 95.51056°W / 40.52111; -95.51056[1]
(2010)
Polk Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 226.[3]
Polk Township was established in 1845, and named after President James K. Polk.[4]
Geography
Polk Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains six cemeteries: High Creek, Linden, St. John's Lutheran, Grange Hall, Noblitt-gibson, and Steiner.
The streams of McElroy Creek, High Creek, West High Creek, and Hall Branch run through this township.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Polk township, Atchison County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
- US-Counties.com
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Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Rock Port
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