Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Township in Missouri

40°31′16″N 095°30′38″W / 40.52111°N 95.51056°W / 40.52111; -95.51056Country

United StatesState

MissouriCountyAtchisonArea

• Total161.41 km² (62.32 sq mi) • Land161.41 km² (62.32 sq mi) • Water0 km² (0 sq mi) 0%Elevation

^[1]

303 m (994 ft)Population

(2010)

• Total226 • Density1.4/km² (4/sq mi)FIPS code29-58700^[2]GNIS feature ID0766238

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)