Nodaway Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 871.[3] It contains 46 sections of land[4] and is bounded on the west by the Nodaway River. The town of Burlington Junction is located west of center in the township and Wilcox lies in its southeast.
Nodaway Township | |
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 Remnant of Workman Union Chapel and Cemetery in northeast Nodaway Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°26′29″N 95°00′56″W / 40.4413725°N 95.0156287°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Nodaway |
| Erected | 1871 |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.57 sq mi (120.6 km2) |
| • Land | 46.51 sq mi (120.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) 0.13% |
| Elevation | 1,086 ft (331 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 871 |
| • Density | 18.7/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-14752724[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 767094[2] |
History
editNodaway Township was erected on March 29, 1871, from parts of Green Township and Atchison Township[4] and named after the Nodaway River.[5] Later, a 6-square-mile (16 km2) area was taken off the east and added to Union Township.[4]
Settlements
editRoseberry was a small hamlet located one mile east of Burlington Junction but is now defunct.
Transportation
editThe following highways travel through the township:[6]
References
edit- 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nodaway Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
- 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.