Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Bloomington Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 695.[3]

Bloomington Township
Coordinates: 39°34′40″N 94°56′31″W / 39.5777796°N 94.9418638°W / 39.5777796; -94.9418638
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
  Total
35.37 sq mi (91.6 km2)
  Land35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.11%
Elevation1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
  Total
695
  Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
FIPS code29-02106418[1]
GNIS feature ID766337[2]

Bloomington Township was organized in 1839; the name Bloomington is an old variant name of De Kalb.[4]

Geography

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Bloomington Township covers an area of 35.44 square miles (91.8 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, De Kalb. It contains two cemeteries: Jones and West Lawn.

The stream of South Sugar Creek runs through this township.

Transportation

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The following highways travel through the township:[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomington 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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