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Buchanan Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 95°39′31″W / 40.5644224°N 95.6586419°W / 40.5644224; -95.6586419
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Buchanan Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 95°39′31″W / 40.5644224°N 95.6586419°W / 40.5644224; -95.6586419
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
[1]
 • Total
108.8 km2 (42.02 sq mi)
 • Land106.8 km2 (41.25 sq mi)
 • Water2.0 km2 (0.77 sq mi)  1.83%
Elevation
[2]
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
65
 • Density0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
FIPS code29-00509244[1]
GNIS feature ID766231[2]

Buchanan Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 65.[3] The northwest corner of the township is the northwest corner of the entire state.

Buchanan Township was established in 1858, and named after James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States.[4]

Geography

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Buchanan Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. Buchanan Township has two cemeteries: Union, and Clayton-Lewis. Greys Lake is within this township.

References

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  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buchanan Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "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)
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