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Independence Township, Nodaway County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°29′49″N 94°40′44″W / 40.4970022°N 94.6788074°W / 40.4970022; -94.6788074
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Independence Township
Township
West Union Church and Cemetery at Orrsburg, Missouri
West Union Church and Cemetery at Orrsburg, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°29′49″N 94°40′44″W / 40.4970022°N 94.6788074°W / 40.4970022; -94.6788074
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Erected1856
Area
[1]
 • Total
61.18 sq mi (158.5 km2)
 • Land61.16 sq mi (158.4 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
[2]
1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
326
 • Density5.3/sq mi (2.0/km2)
FIPS code29-14735036[1]
GNIS feature ID767089[2]

Independence Township is a township in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 326.[3] It contains 63 sections of land.[4] Parnell is located in the southeast of the township. The places of Allison, Gaynor, and Orrsburg once existed in the western portion of the township.

Independence Township was erected in May, 1856 when the county court ordered the northern portion of Jackson Township to be called Independence Township. In 1863 some lands east of the present boundary were ceded to Worth County.[4]

Luteston Cemetery

A settlement known as Luteston was located in the northeast of this township[5] a bit west of Sheridan. A post office named Lutzton operated here from 1861-1875.[6]

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: Independence Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Centennial map of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1876". Library of Congress. Morehouse, Sisson & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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